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menium quite smooth, dark-brown and shining, sometimes not extend- 

 ing to the margin, so that the white of the upper surface is seen through. 

 This I had supposed to be the true T. elegans, on account of its 

 exactly resembling Purton's figure in colour, until I saw an authentic 

 specimen. 



I entirely omit ThelcpJtorn hcpatica of Frie?, {Auricidaria IcuviSy 

 Sow.) since an inspection of the original specimen has convinced me 

 that it is nothing more than a washed state of this or the following 

 species. 



14. T. sayiguinoUnta, A. Sc S. (silhi/ hlood-stained Thelephora) ; 

 dimidiate or reflexed blood-coloured wlien bruised silky pale, 

 beneath smooth i^reyish broAvn. Alb. ^' Schw.p. 274-. Fr. Syst. 

 JShjc. V. 1. 2^' 440. Grev. FL Ed. p. 409. Sc, Cnjpt. FL t. 

 225 T. sericea, (3. sanguinolenta, Pers. Myc. Eur. v. 1. p. 117. 



On fir-stumps, not uncommon. Perennial. — Densely gregarious ; at 

 first resnpinate and circular, at length dimidiate or with the margin 

 more or less refiexed, all round, silky or almost strigose, zoned, the 

 zones darker. Hijmenium rough, from the inequalities of the matrix, 

 otherwise smooth, pale greyish-brown, when scratched or bruised be- 

 coming instantly blood-red. 



15. T. amorpha. Pers. (^shapeless Thelephora) ; at first tuber- 

 culiform tlien cup-shaped, at lenn^th expanded, confluent sub- 

 coriaceous margined tomentose dirty-white, hymenium pallid 

 rufous (pale flesh colour, Purt.). Fr. El. v. \.p. 183. Pnrton, 

 MSS. — Peziza amorpha, Pers. Syn. p. 657. Pers. Myc. Eur. 

 V. 1. jy. 2G9. 



On dead fir branches, rare. Purton. — Pileus 2 — 3 lines broad. 

 The present obscure plant is introduced on the authority of Mr. Purton. 

 Many Thclephorcc in an early stage of growth assume a form like that de- 

 scribed above; l)ut as INIr. I*urton appears to have been acquainted 

 with the species of Mougeot and Nestler, which Fries keeps distinct, 

 it is but justice to consider him as having the same plant in view. 



16. T. quercma, Pers. (^Oak Thelephora); resupinate rigid 

 nearly black beneath, margin involute, hymenium flesh-coloured. 

 Pers. Sy)i. p. 573. Fr. Syst. Myc. v. 1. ;;. 412. Grev. Fl, 

 Ed. p. 409. Sc. Cn/pt. Fl. t. 142. — Anrirfflaria coj'ticalis. 

 Bull. t. 43G./ 1. With. V. 4.77. 300. Purt. Midi. Fl. v. 2 c^ 

 3. n. 1022. 



On fallen branches of or.k, beech, 5:c., especially in woods: the whole 

 year, l^xtremt-ly connnon. — Konndish, rcsuj)inate, the margin rcflcxed 

 all round and involute ; ;j?7c?/s smooth, black, llyiiunium Hosh-colour- 

 ed, generally cracked, more or less tubcrculatcd and wrinkled. 



17. T. rufdy Pers. {icdd'ish-hrown Thdcphoru) ; cartiiaginoiis 

 roundish peltate red<li>i»-brown smooth, liymenium tuberculated 

 sprinkled witli a pfrey bloom. Pers. Myc. Eur. v. 1. p. 1--J. 

 /'/•. I'^l.v. 1, p. 187. — Auricul'iria c'nicrrn, Sow. t. 388. /! 3. 



Fallen branches; late in Autunu). Soucrhy. — "Thicker than t!ic 

 foregoing, margin smooth." Fr. I. c. 



18. T. avdldnriy Fr. (^hasd-nut Thdtphora) ; effused ha;vl 



