oregonensis = of Oregon, where it was first noticed. Type of rot—soft, spongy white rot of western coniferous trees.

The glossy red-brown brackets of this species always attract attention from the

most casual observer; the soft spongy texture of the “shelves”, with their almost appetizing look, suggest an over-size bun fresh from the baker’s oven. They are found on the stump and roots of old Douglas fir and other coniferous trees. The habit of developing close to the ground, sometimes in deep crevice, between -two roots, coupled with strong heliotropic and geotropic tendency to place the spore- bearing surface parallel to the ground and at the same time in full light, has often resulted in the development of a distinct stalk-like structure, often much gnarled and contorted, in order to ‘assure that the pore-surface is satisfactorily presented. A speci- men in the Provincial Museum at Victoria has such a “stem” 16 inches long and with 9 constrictions, giving the appearance of a series of irregular bulbous annulations in chain form; this terminates in a spatulate pore-bearing surface roughly six inches in diameter. Other examples have curiously distorted stems, varying according to the place of their origin. Some sporophores have originated directly from a root just beneath the surface of the ground. In these cases the stems or stalks may arise vertically, the future pore-bearing surfaces gradually turning over until parallel with the ground. The whole structures look like pipes with the stems inserted in the soil, with the pores on the lower side of the bowls. Brackets which arise from the vertical

sides of tree stumps are quite regularly semi-circular and without the stem-like pro-_

longation of the upper portion of the bracket.

The spore discharge is possibly extended over a long period, as in the known habits of other bracket fungi.

THE GLOBE POLYPORE