TKAMKTKs. 



at thinning: and the prevention of unneee--ary injuries to livin- 

 branches or steins. 



Trametes suaveolens (L i, common on dead \vill..\v, i- also 

 reported as parasitic mi living sterna ( I'.ritain ami I'.S. America.) 



AGARICINEAE. 



Agaricus. 



Sporophores umbrella-shaped ami tle-hy. and dfcavinu - ..... i 



after discharge of the spores. 1 1 vnienium \i the under 



of the umbrella, and spread over a series of radiating -ilN or 



lamellae, easily divisible in a longitudinal direction. 



The genus i- divided into sections and subgenera distin-ui.-hed 

 by the colour of the spores ; the Coprinarii are black-spoied : 

 the spores of the I'l'ntilli are dark purple, brownish-purple. or 

 dark brown: of the /A/'/////// In-own, yellowish-brown, or orange; 

 of the Jli/jKii-lniilii rosy or salmon-cob ujred : of the Leucospori 

 white. 



Agaricus (Armillaria) melleus Yahl. 1 (I'.iitain and U.S. 

 Aim-lira.! Tin- honey-fungus or ' hallimaseh." Tlie sporophores 

 are present in numlieis io\\ard- the close of Dimmer .m n 

 .-tools of all kiml.-, and on the bark of dead or living ('"iiifei--: 

 ;d-o on timber, and even on earth. The tle-hv -talk is >oi U ewhat 

 thii-kt-iied towards its base, and tnwaids the upper part bear- 

 the meiiibrjiiioiis yellowi,-h ainiiilus (Y\<^. L'sii). The ea]i sur- 

 mounting the >talk is honey-coloured or brownish \\ith daik 

 scales. Tin- >pore> are while and bestrew adjacent objects with 



a liie.dv dllst. The sponphnre> are edible. 



The eoliliertimi between the >p. ,1'opl |o)V> ami llle I'll i/o|imrph- 



stramls wa- pm\ ( -d by H,irii;j. These rhi/oinorphx are \--i\ 

 <-oiii!iioii and van much in form ; they occur as round brown 

 MramU runnin- throii-h the earth from font to rool of attiu-ked 

 trees; in-ide ln.llow >tem> and in wo,,den water-pipe> tln-v 

 retain their rounded form, but under the bark of tree- ihev 

 become dark brown tlattened bands ( Fi-. L'SS). '|'he\ ;iiv mM 

 timber: in mine> tbe\ ma\ be livoiientlv 



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I'loin the \\ood\\ork Bfl talrjled cliilu|'-. \\itli 



I'. II. ill!-. II - //'/;/' A'/ ''I iik-li> il- a, I'l. I. .lli.l II ; '/.. , 



I'l. XI. I).- l;.n\. /;..-.. /.- <,',..,. I- . ' I..- Hefl 111.1^77. 



