schizophyllum. 1 1 5 



Genus XLII. SCHI^OPHY3vI,UM. 



Pileus fleshless, arid. Gills coriaceous, fan-wise branched, 

 united above by the tomentose pellicle, bifid, split longi- 

 tudinally at the edge. Spores somewhat round, white. 



The two lips of the split edge of the gills are commonly 

 revolute. The farthest removed of all the Agaricini from the 

 type. Growing on wood. — Stevenson' s British Fungi. 



S. commune. Fr. 



Pileus, adnate behind, somewhat extended, simple, and 

 lobed. 



Gills, grey, then brownish purple. 

 Stem, none, or merely a trace of it. 



From C07nniu7iis ^ common. This deserves well the name, since there 

 is no more common species to be found. Almost on any decayed piece 

 of wood specimens can be found growing. It has a peculiar liking for 

 ailanthus. 



Easily known by the gills being double and split by coiling revolute. 

 It can be found all the year round, summer and winter. Cosmopolitan. 



