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yellow, which one would hardly suspect from the dried specimen,
for they become brownish with age. Though quite familiar with
museum specimens, I did not recognize it at first and the only time I
ever collected it. The distribution is peculiar, fairly frequent in
Europe, absent from the United States, and it occurs in Japan. Fomes
odoratus is generally known as Trametes odorata, and the reasons for
the change are stated under Fomes "Trametes" below.
Illustrations. There is no good colored plate. Schaeffer, t. 106, is supposed to represent it;
but if so, very poor.
Specimens. A number from Europe. None from the United States. One from Japan, J.
Umemura.
NOTE. Trametes odora is an unfortunate name in our literature, for it is liable to be confused
with a real name, "Trametes" odorata. Trametes odora is supposed to be white, and similar to
Trametes suaveolens. excepting in having minute pores. It is current in the traditions of England
and W. G. S. measured its spores, but I doubt if any one ever saw a specimen. Patouillard also gives
a drawing of it with white context and brown pores. It requires more faith than I have to believe
that there is any such species.
SECTION 70. CONTEXT BROWN. SPORES HYALINE. SETAE PRESENT.
FOMES PUTEARIUS. Pileus thin, conchate, with deep brown
surface lighter on the margin. Often it is resupinate or with reflexed
margin. Context color, light brown. Pores minute, concolorous.
Setae slender. Spores hyaline, globose, 6-7.
Fig 607.
Wood rot caused by Fomes putearius.
This is very close to Fomes conchatus, so close that I was at first
dubious as to its difference. It differs, however, in its host and it
produces an entirely different "rot." The spores slightly larger, the
spines fewer, and the surface with a slight resinous appearance. It
is known only from our Western States on various species of acerous
trees. It produces a characteristic rot (Fig. 607) full of pockets. It
was named and figured in J. A. R. Vol. 2, 1914, by James R. Weir.
SECTION 70. FOMES "TRAMETES."
There are two perennial species which have been classed (in error) in Trametes
that should be transferred to Fomes. These are the two species generally known as
Trametes pini and Trametes odorata. We dislike to propose a name change for
plants as well established and as generally known as Trametes pini, but as they are
classed as Trametes from a mistaken idea of their characters, they should be corrected.
Fries had the impression that they did not. have stratified pores "sed nulla
strata distincta," and for that reason put them in Trametes. This is a mistake.
The pores are as distinctly stratified as any other Fomes (Fig. 608), and there is no
reason why they should not be classed as Fomes.
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