SCHIZOPHYLIvUM COMMUNE (Figs. 213, 214 and 215). 

 This is one of the most common plants that occur in this country, 

 and the collector is sure to note it almost every time he goes to the 

 woods. From our illustrations it can not be mistaken. The plant is 

 tough, and revives under the influence of moisture. The gills are 



Fig. 213 



Fig. 214 



Fig. 215. 



Schizophyllum commune. Fig. 213, upper surface. Fig. 214, 1 

 (both natural size). Fig. 215, gills enlarged x 6 



lower surface 



peculiar. There is no other fungus like it in the temperate world. 

 The gills are split along the edge so that they appear deeply channeled 

 or double. 3 (See Fig. 215, enlarged six times). We feel that a 

 description of the plant is unnecessary. 



3De Bary says " they split from the edge to the middle, parallel to the surface into two 

 plates which curve away from one another as they continue to grow. The dorsal surfaces are 

 sterile and hairy with spreading hyphae branches." 



