Gilbert—Tremellce of Wisconsin, 
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10. Tremella Frondosa Fr. Figs. 12-13-14. 
Tremella frondosa Fries (Systema II p. 212.) 
Tremella mesenieriformis Bull. (Champ, t. 499, f. T.) 
Tremella quercina Pollin. (PI. nov. p. 31.) 
Tremella undulata Hoffm. (Veg. Crypt. I t. 7, f. 1.) 
Naematelia Bonorden (Handb. Myk. p. 152.) 
Gelatinous, tufted, large; lobes undulate and contorted, 
smooth, (not corrugated) ; base firmer, plicate ; pale pinkish 
yellow; spores sub-globose, apiculate, 7-9/*. 
The above description is hardly adequate in that it does not 
make enough allowance for the variations in this the finest of 
all Tremellas. Its color variation is more marked than that of 
other Tremellas. I have found specimens of a beautiful yellow 
untinged by any other color, again specimens are found with a 
pinkish tinge to yellow, some vinaceous pink and others creamy 
buff; still others are a rich wine color running almost into a 
reddish brown. 
The yellow forms are nearly always smaller, but this may be 
because I have found them on smaller branches. One deep 
wine colored specimen formed a massive tuft at least 25 cm in 
length and at least 10-12 cm high. Tremella frondosa seems 
to prefer the oak although found on other trees. 
The various types of frondosa dry doAvn in many cases re¬ 
taining their shape, but becoming very much smaller and of a 
hard, tough consistency. The term frondosa is no more descrip¬ 
tion for this form than the term foliacea for the last as very 
few if any forms are frondose in nature. 
Hot very common. 
11. Tremella —species undetermined Fig. 15. 
Small, soft, cartilaginous-gelatinous, irregularly ear shaped, 
pure white when wet, turning to a light yellow color and shrink¬ 
ing greatly when dry. Hymenial layer on both surfaces, spores 
ovoid, small; carpophore when expanded from 1.5-2.5 cm. 
Few specimens found on oak, Blue Mounds; Wis. 
