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Figure 403. Tremella mycetophila. 



Tremella fimbriata. Pars. 



Fimbriata is from frimbricc, a fringe. 



It is very soft and gelatinous, olivaceous inclining to black, tufted, two to 

 three inches high, and quite as broad, erect, lobes flaccid, corrugated, cut at the 

 margin, which gives rise to the name of species ; spores are nearly pear shaped. 

 Found on dead branches, stumps, and on fence-rails in damp weather. Easily 

 known bv its dark color. 



Tremellodon. Pcrs. 



Tremellodon means trembling tooth. 



These plants are gelatinous, with a cap or pileus ; the hymenium covered with 

 acute gelatinous spines, awl-shaped and equal. The basidia are nearly round 

 with four rather stout, elongated sterigmata, spores very nearly round. 



Tremellodon gelatinosum. Pers. 



Gelatinosum means full of jelly or jelly-like, from gelatina, jelly. 



The pileus is dimidiate, gelatinous, tremelloid, one to three inches broad, 

 rather thick, extended behind into a lateral thick, stem-like base, pileus covered 

 with a greenish-brown bloom, very minutely granular. 



