Growing on wood, membranaceous, clothed with stiff hair, more or less
furrowed, milk-white, as its specific name indicates.

The spines are compressed, radiate, margin porus. Found on hickory and
beech logs and stumps.

_Irpex tulipifera. Schw._

[Illustration: Figure 376.--Irpex tulipifera.]

Coriaceous-membranaceous, effused; hymenium inferior, at first toothed,
teeth springing from a porus base, somewhat coriaceous, entirely
concrete with the pileus, netted and connected at the base, white or
whitish, turning yellowish with age.

This plant is very abundant here on fallen tulip trees. I have seen
entire tree tops and trunks covered with this plant. The branches after
they have been penetrated with the mycelial threads become very light
and brittle.

_Phlebia. Fr._

Lignatile, resupinate, hymenium soft and waxy, covered with folds or
wrinkles, edges entire or corrugated.

_Phlebia radiata. Fr._

[Illustration: Figure 377.--Phlebia radiata.]

Somewhat round, then dilated, confluent, fleshy and membranaceous,
reddish or flesh-red, the circumference peculiarly radiately marked. The
folds in rows radiating from the center.

The spores are cylindric-oblong, curved, 4-5x1-1.5u.

This is quite common on beech bark in the woods. Its bright color and
mode of growth will attract attention.

_Grandinia. Fr._

Lignatile, effused, waxy, granulated, granules globular, entire,
permanent.

_Grandinia granulosa. Fr._

Effused, rather thin, waxy, somewhat ochraceous, circumference
determinate, granules globular, equal, crowded.

Found on decayed wood. Quite common in our woods.

CHAPTER IX.

THELEPHORACEAE.

Thelephoraceae is from two Greek words, a teat and to bear. The hymenium
is even, coriaceous, or waxy, costate, or papillose. There are a number
of genera under this family but I am acquainted with only the genus
Craterellus.

_Craterellus. Fr._

Craterellus means a small bowl. Hymenium waxy-membranaceous, distinct
but adnate to the hymenophore, inferior, continuous, smooth, even or
wrinkled. Spores white. _Fries._

_Craterellus cantharellus._ (_Schw._) _Fr._

YELLOW CRATERELLUS. EDIBLE.

[Illustration: Figure 378.--Craterellus cantharellus. Caps and stems
yellow.]

Cantharellus is a diminutive from a Greek word meaning a sort of
drinking-cup.

The pileus is one to three inches broad, convex, often becoming
depressed and funnel-shaped, glabrous, yellowish, or pinkish.