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Dacrymces. ]STees. 
Gelatinous, roundish or irregular, convex; basal portion 
often root like and entering the matrix. Basidia forked, end¬ 
ing in two tapering sterigmata, terminated by a single spore cy¬ 
lindrical in shape and often septate. 
17. Dacrymces deliquescens (Bull.) Fig. 23. 
Dacrymyces deliquescens (Bull. Champ, p. 218.3 
Dacrymyces deliquescens Duby (Bot. Gal. II p. 729.) 
Tremella deliquescens Bull. (Champ, p. 219.) 
Tremella deliquescens Grevillea V p. 88.) 
Tremella lacrymalis Pers. (Synops. p. 628.) 
Dacrymyces tortus Fries (Elench. II p. 36.) 
‘ Calloria delinquescens Fries (Summa Veg. p. 359.) 
Septocolla adpressa Bonorden (Handb. p. 152.) 
Gelatinous, roundish or irregular, convex, gyrose, yellow, hya¬ 
line, basal portion rootlike and entering the matrix; spores cy¬ 
lindrical, obtuse, curved, 3 septate, 15-17/* by 6-7/*. 
Found in winter and early spring in greatest abundance, 
though often found during the summer months. Usually 
found on pine wood, small 1-2 cm. in diameter. Quite often 
found deliquesced into a small viscid almost transparent mass. 
Dries to a yellow brown. 
18. Dacrymyces deliquescens. Yar. ? Fig. 24. 
This is a form which answers to the description of D. de¬ 
liquescens in color and in the fact that it deliquesces, but which 
is found on the wood of deciduous trees and grows to the size of 
1-1% cm. Found in dense deep woods during July and 
August. Madison and vicinity. 
19. Dacrymyces (new species) ? Figs. 25-26-28. 
Gelatinous, irregular, forming tufts of a rich golden yellow 
color, usually 3-6 together separate at top but united at base, 
each from 2-3 cm. across, and of a height of from 2-3 cm. The 
rich hymenium covers the entire upper half and the spores form 
