TREMELLODON. 



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Genus XXXIII. — Hericium Pers. Comm. Clav. p. 23. partly. Hericium. 



Fr. Syst. Orb. Veget. p. 88. 



Fleshy, club-shaped, in place of a pileus divided at the apex 

 into spines, which are extended upwards, not inferior and facing 

 the ground. Growing 071 trunks. 



An anomalous genus, resembling Clavarice, hymenium amphi- 

 genous, but undoubtedly nearest to Hydna. Fr. Hym. Eur. p. 

 617. 



No British species. 



Genus XXXIV. — Tremellodon {Tremella, a gelatinous genus Tremeiio- 

 of fungi ; ddovs, a tooth). Pers. Myc. Eur. p. 172. 



Gelatinous, pileate, aculeate below; spines awl-shaped, equal. 

 Fr. Hym. Eur. p. 618. 



1. T. gelatinosum Pers.— Pileus 



glaucous-fuscous, gelatinous, tremu- 

 lous, dimidiate, somewhat stipitate, 

 covered with sniall pimples. Spines 

 soft, glaucous. 



Extremely variable in form, stipitate (on 

 the ground) and sessile. 



On fir, trunks and sawdust. Rare. 

 Sept.-Oct. 



Of a soft gelatinous consistence approach- 

 ing that of a Tremella. Pileus fan-shaped, 

 or rounded in front, attenuated behind so 

 as to make a short spurious stem. In an 

 early stage it is decurrent at the point of 

 attachment. The surface is of a bistre- 

 brown, uneven with frequent depressions, 

 and rough at first with little points, but 

 at length nearly smooth. The hymenium 



is either pure white or shaded with a delicate blue tint, the spines straight, of 

 moderate length, and very delicate. The plant shrinks much in drying. 

 M.J.B. Of singular beauty, almost translucent with steel-blue tints shading 

 into violet, while the spines are of a pure soft white. Spores round, somewhat 

 irregular, white, 2 mk. W.G.S. Name— gelatin a, jelly. Gelatinous. Pers. 

 Scop. Cam. 2. p. 472. Fr. Hym. Eur. p. 618. S. My col. Scot. Supp. Scot. 

 Nat. 1885, p. 75. Hydnum gelatinosum Berk. Out. p. 259. C. Hbk. n. 

 854. Schcvjf. t. 144. Jacqu. Austr. t. 239. Krombh. t. 50. /. 18-22. — Ft. 

 Dan. t. 717. Var. with pines throughout Jacqu. Misc. i. t. 9. 



LXXV. Tremellodon gelatino- 

 sum. One-third natural size. 

 Section twice natural size. 



