128 FUNGI. [Meridius. 



p. 324. — ThelepJwra muscigma, Pers. Syn. p. 572.— Thelepkora 

 vulgaris, Pers. Myc. Eur. v. \. p. \\Q. t, 1 . f. b. 



On moss. Stibbington, Hunts. Rev. M. J. Berkeley. Dec. On 

 Hypnum splendens, Devonshire. Miss Simcoe. On Hypnum purum, 

 near Bungay, Mr. Stock. — Pileus 2 lines or more broad, at first sub- 

 globose, then expanded, minutely tomentose, somewhat lobed, very 

 thin, dirty-white. Hi/meninm rather uneven, but not distinctly veiny. 

 A vertical section shows it to be composed of three distinct layers, 

 first the hymenium, then a vesiculose, and lastly a vesiculoso-flocculose 

 stratum, and beyond this is the fine pubescence by which it adheres 

 to the moss. I have received much larger specimens fi-om Devonshire 

 than those gathered by myself, and more clearly showing that its true 

 affinity is with Cantharellus, rather than Peziza. My specimens are 

 not of a pure white, and are more decidedly downy than is implied by 

 the expression " obsolete sericeus." 



3. Merulius. Hal. JNIerulius. 



Hymenium veiny or sinuoso-plicate. Folds not distinct from 

 the flesh of the pileus, forming unequal angular or flexuous 

 pores. — Named from Merula, a blackbird, some of the species 

 being of a black colour. 



' \. M. corium, Gr. (coriaceous 3Ieridius) ; at first resupinate, 

 at length more or less perfectly reflexed white and villous 

 above often zoned, hymenium pale minutely reticulato-porous. 

 Ft. el v. l.p. 58. — Thelepkora corium, Pers. Sy7i. p. 574. 

 Grev. Sc. Crypt. Fl. t. 147. Fl. Ed. p. 409. — Auriculnria 

 papyrina. Bull. t. 402. Sow. t. 349. Witk. v. 4. ;;. 300. Purt. 

 Midi, Fl. V. 2. 71. 1021. (not Th. ockroleuca, Fr. v. I. p. 440.) 

 Timber, sticks, &c. Winter. Very common. — Plant 2 — 3 inches 

 broad ; sometimes completely effused with a white byssoid margin, but 

 not unfrequently the margin or even the whole pileus is regularly 

 reflexed ; often imbricated ; white, pubescent and zoned above, below 

 pale-buff or lilac, variously sinuato-rugose or reticulato-porous ; very 

 various in thickness, being sometimes a mere pellicle, while, on the 

 contrary, individuals occur as thick as Thelepkora kirsuta. The speci- 

 mens figured by Sowerbj' as Aur. papijrina, which I have examined, 

 are certainly the same with the species figured by Greville, which is 

 very common in the midland counties of England, and often occurs 

 much more perfectly developed than represented in their plates. I 

 have seen it covering the stump of a felled tree in the greatest pro- 

 fusion, imbricated and completely reflexed, with the hymenium beauti- 

 fully tinged with lilac. The distinguishing character of the present 

 genus, as compared with the foregoing, resides in the irregular, not 

 radiating nature of the folds. It approaches more nearly in structure 

 to Dcedalea than Agaricus. 



2. M. auraiitiacus, Kl. (orange Meridius) ; pileus tough car- 

 iioso-coriaceous effuso-reflexed tomentose zoned, between yellow 

 and dirty- white, here and there cinereous, folds minute sub- 

 poriform indistinct-orange. Kl. MSS. in Hook. Herb. 



On dead beech-trees. May. Duglestone. Klotzsch in Hook. 



