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FIGURES ILLUSTRATING THE IIYMENOGASTBEAE. 



Fig. 1, Octaviania asterosperma, portion of a tramal plate sliowing tlifi 

 hyphae of the trama bending outwards and bearing tlie basi<lia on botli 

 surfaces; the young spores are smooth ; higlily mag. ; — Fig. 2.Hydnan<jinm 

 carnetim, spore very liigldy mag.; — Fig. 3, BliizojVKjon rahi'scenH, ])lant 

 nat. size ; — Fig. 4, Hysteraiufium vipliritlciun, spores higiily mag. ; — Fig. 5, 

 Hijmenofjdi^ter tener, section through centre of plant, showing the con- 

 tinuous peridium with the thickened sterile base, also the tramal plate.s 

 forming an irregular network in the gleba ; nat. size; — Fig. Ci.Mchuwrjmtlrr 

 varir.(jatu», basidium bearing four spores ; highly mag. ; — Fig. 7, llyiiuno- 

 gader decorus, spore; highly mag. ;— Fig. 8, Hymenngaster citrinus, jilaiit ; 

 nat. size. 



