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On dead brandies, sticks, etc., all the year ; common. 



Varying a good deal in size and form, but generally strongly 

 lobed and plicate, of a beautiful orange-yellow, pellucid when 

 moist. 



A common Fungus, especially on dead stems of Furze. 



EXIDIA. 



Receptacle gelatinous, homogeneous, covered above only with 

 the papillate hymenium. Papillae obscure in some species. 



ExiDiA GLANDULosA, Bull. Witches' Butter. Effused, more 

 or less plane, thick, undulated, at length black ; hymenium beset 

 with conical spicules ; beneath cinereous, subtomentose. 



On trunks and branches of trees, especially Ash. Autumn 

 and winter; common. 



Generally somewhat turbinate and much wrinkled above; 

 beneath rough like crape. At first generally clear-brown, be- 

 coming black in old-age. Substance tender but firm. Spicules 

 not always present. 



A curious Fungus, often occurring on fallen" branches of various 

 trees. It may be easily recognized by the above characters. 



Dacrymyces. 



Receptacle gelatinous, homogeneous, filled within with sub- 

 erect flocci and inspersed spores. 



Dacrymyces stillatus, Nees. Common Dacrymyces. 

 Roundish-convex, at length plicate, yellow, then orange. 



On wood, especially of Fir ; frequent, the whole year, but chiefly 

 in winter and spring. 



Forming little round masses, from 1 to 2 lines broad, of a 

 yellowish or orange colour, and growing in clusters. 



A common plant on old paling, gateposts, etc. etc., shrivelling 

 up in dry weather. 



Mosshurnford, Jan. 7, 1860. 



-ON THE TRANSMUTATION OF CEREALS. 



A correspondent requests the publication of the following 

 extract on the Transmutation of Cereals, from the ' Cottage 

 Gardener,' January 3rd, 1860, p. 216. 



"Columella, the Roman agricultural writer, says (after speaking 



