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■with purple tinge, internally deep purple, opaque, firm ; 

 spores STibglolmse, apicnlate, 5 x 4 /«■. 



Tremella moriformis. Berk., OutL, p. 287 ; Cke., Hdbk., 

 p. 346. 



On rotten wood. Small, resembling mulberries in minia- 

 ture. Gives out a purple colour when treated with potassic 

 hydrate. 



Tremella versicolor. Berk. 



Gelatinous but firm, orbicular, orange, at length brown ; 

 spores broadly elliptic-apiculate, 6 X 4 /i. 



Tremella versicolor. Berk., Outl., p. 288 ; Cke., Hdbk., p. 347. 



On Gorticium nudum. Forming minute orange, tear-like, 

 convex spots on the hymenium of the Gorticium, paler "when 

 young, at length assuming a rufous tinge. (Berk.) 



Tremella atrovirens. Fries. 



Minute, erumpent, minutely papillate and rugose, sooty- 

 green when moist, blackish when dry ; gregarious or con- 

 fluent; spores ellipsoid, subapiculate, 12-15 x 10-13 /*. 



Tremella atrovirens. Fries, Syst. Myc. ii. p. 232. 



On dead branches of Sarothammis. One to three lines in 

 diameter. 



Tremella elavata. Pers. 



Solitary, simple, incrassated, reddish flesh-colour, becoming 

 black at the base. 



Tremella elavata, Pers., Ic. Pict., t. 10, f. 1 ; Cke., Hdbk., 

 p. 347. 



On stumps. About 1 inch high, 2 lines broad, blackish 

 below and slightly twisted (Berk.). 



The present species has not occurred recently, unless 

 indeed it is a form of Tremella sarcoides, mentioned below. 



Tremella tuberctdaria. Berk. 



Erumpent, stem cylindrical, greyish, head subglobose, 

 smooth or plicate, whitish, becoming dark when dry ; conidia 

 2 X ■ 5 /A, straight or slightly curved. 



Tremella tubercularia. Berk., Outl., p. 288; Cke., Hdbk., 

 p. 347. 



On fallen branches, especially oak. Consisting of a rather 

 thick stem with a more or less rounded head, 2—4 Hnes high. 

 "When dry of a semi-transparent homy appearance. 



