HYDNUM. 239 



In fir woods. Ascot. Forres. Sept. Hydnum. 



Name ne\a<>, black ; Xev/c6g, white. From the black pileus and white 

 spines. Fr. Hym. Eur. p. 606. B. er 3 Br. n. 1295. S. Mycol. Scot. Supp. 

 Scot. Nat. 1881, /. ^.Schceff'. t. 272. 



15. H. cyathiforme Schceff. Pileus pale cinereous, margin 

 white, coriaceous, ////;/, plano-infundibuliform, zoned, disc some- 

 what tomentose. Stem slender, smooth, pale cinereous. Spines 

 white. 



Small, commonly growing into each other. 



On fir wood. Ascot. Rothiemurchus. Sept.-Oct. 



Spores globular, rough or papillated, 3 ink. IV.G.S. Name cyathiis, a 

 cup ; Jorma, form. Schceff. t. 139. Fr. Hym. Eiir. p. 606. S. Mycol. Scot, 

 n. 808. Fl. Dan. t. 1020. /. 2. H. tomentosum B. & Br. n. 1025. C. Hbk. 

 n. 849. Harz. t. 3. a. Seem. Journ. 1868, /. 76. 



II. PLEUROPUS. Somewhat dimidiate, stem lateral. 



16. H. auriscalpium Linn.-- Pileus 12-18 mm. ()4-% in.) 

 broad, date-brown then blackish, dimidiate^ coriaceous, reiiiforni, 

 hairy. Stem slender, 5-7.5 cent. (2-3 in.) long, 1-3 mm. (%-i% 

 lin.) thick, vertical, rooted, hairy, of the same colour as the pileus. 

 Spines 4-6 mm. (2-3 lin.) long, tough, date-brown. 



The pileus sometimes appears entire with lobes all round. 



On fir-cones and among fir-leaves. Frequent. Aug. Nov. 



Name auriscalpium, an ear-pick. From its shape. Linn. Suec. n. 1260. 

 Fr. Hym. Eur. p. 607. Berk. Out. p. 258. C. Hbk. n. 850. S. Mycol. Scot. ;/. 

 809. Schceff. t. 143. Bull. t. 481. f. 3. Fl. Dan. t. 1020. f. i. Curt. Land, 

 t. 190. Bolt. t. go. Grev. t. 196. Sow. t. 267. Krombh. t. 50. f. 15-17. 



III. MERISMA. Very much branched or tuberculiform, S:c. 



* Very much branched. 



17. H. coralloides Scop. Very much branched, shining white, 

 at length yellowish, wholly broken up into attenuated intricate 

 branches; primary branches 12 mm. (}4 in.) and more thick, 

 ultimate ones 2 mm. (i lin.) and less. Spines 6-8 mm. (3-4 lin.) 

 long, unilateral, awl-shaped, entire. 



On decayed fir, beech, ash, &c. Rare. 



Young plant resembling a cauliflower. Pers. Edible. Name Kopd\\Lov, 

 coral ; etSo?, appearance. Coral-like. Scop. Cam. 2. p. 472. Fr. Hym. Eur. 

 p. 667. Sv. iit I. Sv. t. 34. Berk. Out. p. 259. C. Hbk. n. 851. ' Schceff. t. 

 142. Sow. t. 252. Krombh. t. 51. f. 4-7. Bull. t. 390. 



