64 FUNGUS-FLORA. 



The present species is certainly not a Tremella, but the 

 conidial form of some species ; but is left where placed by 

 Berkeley until its true position is ascertained. 



Tremella sarcoides. Sm. 



The conidial stage of Ombrophila sarcoides, an ascigerous 

 fungus. 



Caespitose, subgelatinous, flesh-colour or purplish, club- 

 shaped, then compressed, lobed and plicate, conidia elliptical, 

 4-6 X 3 fi. 



On stumps and trunks. 



NAEMATELIA. Fries, (fig. 3, p. 56.) 



Subgelatinous but firm, convex, solid, with a firm nucleus ; 

 basidia subglobose, cruciate; spores broadly elliptical, con- 

 tinuous. 



Naematelia, Fries, Syst. Myc. ii. p. 227; Cke., Hdbk., 

 p. 350. 



Eeadily distinguished by the presence of a central solid 

 portion composed of interwoven hyphae, everywhere above 

 covered with a thick gelatinous spore-bearing portion. 



Naematelia encephala. Fries, (fig. 3, p. 56.) 

 Subsessile, pulvinate, variously plicate and contorted, firm ; 



pale flesh-colour ; nucleus large, white ; spores pear-shaped, 



1518 fji diameter. 



Naematelia encephala, Fries, Syst. Myc. ii. p. 227 ; Cke., 



Hdbk. p. 350. 



On pine, &c. From ^-2 inches across, pulvinate, with a 



stem-like base entering the matrix. 



Naematelia nucleata. Fries. 



Sessile, flattened, gelatinous, more or less contorted, white, 

 then yellowish, nucleus small, white ; spores broadly 

 elliptical, 7 p. long. 



Naematelia nucleata, Fries, Syst. Myc. ii. p. 227 ; Cke., 

 Hdbk., p. 350. 



On rotten wood. From ^-f- inch across, depressed, 

 superficially resembling Exidia albida, but distinguished by 

 the central hard, white nucleus. When dry the outermost 

 gelatinous portion contracts, the nucleus alone being visible. 



