310 TREMELLINEI. 



Tremelia. On dead branches. Rare. Sowerby's Herbarium. 



N&meJimbrice, a fringe. From the appearance of the lobes. Pers. Obs. 

 2. /. 97. Fr. Hym. Eur. p. 690. Berk. Out. p. 286. C. Hbk. n. 1013. 

 Bull. t. 272. Hoffm. Veg. Crypt, i. t. 7. f. i. 



2. T. frondosa Fr. Yellow inclining to pale, caespitose, very 

 large, even, plicate at the base ; lobes gyroso-undulated. 



The largest of the genus, nearest to T. foliacea, but thrice as large, more 

 gyrose. There is no nucleus, and the structure is very different from that of 

 Ncematelia, wherefore it does not belong to that genus. 



On roots of living trees, oak. Rare. Wothorpe, Norths. 

 Careston, Forfarshire. 



Colour a peculiar pale pinkish yellow. M.J.B. Namefrondosus, leafy. 

 From the appearance of the lobes. Fr. Hym. Eur. p. 690. Syst. Myc. ii. p. 

 212. Berk. Out. p. 286. C. Hbk. n. 1014. S. Mycol. Scot. n. 961. Bull, 

 t. 499 ./. T. 



3. T. foliacea Pers. Cinnamon-flesh-colour, casspitose, cluster 

 2.5-5 cent. (1-2 in.), even, undulated, plicate at the base. 



When young it is flattened down and nestles under the bark, wrinkled, 

 then protruding from the plane base and forming the cluster. Kickx notes a 

 var. growing on the ground. 



On stumps, logs, &c. Frequent. Aug.-Dec. 



Surface finely pubescent or granulated, the granulations pale, giving the 

 plant a velvet-like gloss. Eng. Bot. Namefotium, a leaf. From the leafy 

 appearance. Pers. Obs. 2. p. 98. Berk. Out. p. 287. C. Hbk. ?i. 1015. S. 

 Mycol. Scot. n. 962. Bull. t. 406.7 A. a. Engl. Bot. /. 1452. 



4. T. lutescens Pers. Yellowish, casspitose, small, cluster i- 

 2.5 cent. (Yz-i in.) broad, very soft, undulato-gyrose; lobes entire, 

 naked. 



Inclining to be fluid. Whitish when young. 



On stumps, c. Frequent. Aug.-Feb. 



Name l^tte^ls, yellow. Yellowish. Pers. Syn. p. 622. Ic. & descr. p. 33. 

 t. 8. /. 9. Berk. Out. p. 287. C. Hbk. n. 1016. S. Mycol. Scot. n. 963. 

 Bull. t. 406.7. B-D. 



II. CEREBRIN^E. Firm then pulpy, &c. 



5. T. mesenterica Retz. Orange, simple, ascending, toughish, 

 changeable in form, plicato-undulate, gyrose. 



There is no constant form ; when full grown pulverulent with the spores. 

 On sticks, Ulex, broom, c. Very common. July- Dec. 



