140 MUSHROOMS. 



SCHIZOPHYLLUM COMMUNE = to split, a leaf and 



common. 

 The Common Schizophyllum. 



There is but one species given by Stevenson 

 of this genus, and, as the name demonstrates, 

 it is common, at least in this country. In 

 Great Britain it is rare. It grows on dead wood 

 and logs. It has zones, either of gray or white 

 color, and it is turned up at the edge (revolute). 

 There is no flesh, and the pileus is dry. The 

 gills are branched fan -wise. It is not a typical 

 Agaric, but is more like some Polyporei. The 

 gills are split longitudinally at the edge, and the 

 two lips commonly turn backward (revolute). 



HIRNEOLA AURICULA JUDAE. 

 The Jew's Ear. 



There is one species belonging to the order 

 Tremellodon that is quite common. It is called 

 the Jew's ear. It is a very peculiar-looking 

 fungus, shaped somewhat like the human ear, 

 of all sizes, and grows in great quantities in 

 the same place. It looks as if it were composed 

 of a thick jelly, and becomes soft and tremu- 

 lous when damp. Its color is dark, sometimes 



