594 241 . Gyraria. 10 . SARCOTHECEiE. Pl.cell.aph . 
5 . Gyraria violacea. Violet gyraria. 
Thallus roundish, violet, slightly compressed, small, com- 
pact, meandering. 
Tremella violacea, Relhan Cantab. 442. 
On the trunks of pear-trees ; winter. 
6 . Gyraria spiculosa. Spicular gyraria. 
Thallus flattened, spreading, rather thick, black; nipples 
conical, spicular. 
Tremella spiculosa, Persoon Syn. 624. 
Tremella arborea, Hudson Angl. 565. 
On the trunks of trees ; autumn. 
7 . Gyraria auricularis. Ear gyraria. 
Thalli in tufts, thin, winding, concave, blackish, beneath 
plaited, slightly woolly, olive-grey. 
Peziza auriculam referens, Raii Syn. 18, 9. 
Tremella Auricula, Lin.S. P. 1625. 
Peziza Auricula, Lin. Syst. Veg. ed. 15, 1013. 
Merulius Auricula, Roth Germ. 625. 
Tremella Auricuia-judae, Persoon Syn. 624. 
Jews' ears. 
On the trunks of elder-trees ; annual; autumn. 
Used in a poultice, soaked in milk or vinegar as an ap- 
plication to sore throats, also the infusion strained as a 
gargle. 
8 . Gyraria foliacea. Leafy gyraria. 
Thalli in tufts, entirely bald, thin, plaited wavy, concave, 
base crisp, dark red flesh-colour. 
* Tremella mesenteriformis, Bulliard Champ. 230. 
Tremella foiiacea, Persoon Syn. '626. 
On rotten trunks of trees ; autumn. 
9 . Gyraria juniper ina. Juniper gyraria. 
Thallus brownish-red, sessile, membranaceous, roundish- 
earshape. 
Tremella juniperina, Lin.S. P. 1625. 
On juniper, furze, and common broom. 
10 . Gyraria zistulata. Burnt gyraria. 
Thallus small, vesicular, slightly gelatinous-fleshy, brown- 
ish-black ; surface furrowed, furrows winding. 
Tremella ustulata, Bulliard Champ. 221. 
On half-rotten fleshy fruits. 
