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Plate XXII. — continued. 



Fig. 3. Section showing a fungus having the margin of the pileus straight 

 and adpressed to the stem when young, a. 



Fig. 4. A young plant enclosed in a universal volva, a, which is becoming 

 ruptured and exposing the young fungus, b. 



Fig. 5. Section of a young plant enclosed in a universal volva, a, which 

 is yet entire. 



Fig. 6. Fungus furnished with a volva, a; portions of the volva remain- 

 ing as patches on the pileus, b; annulus or ring on the stem, c. 



Fig. 7. A rcsupinatc fungus with excentric gills. 



Pig. 8. Section showing uvibonate pileus, a, and adnexed gills, b. 



Fig. 9. Section showing gibbous pileus, a, and sinuate gills, b. 



Fig. 10. Section of a dimidiate pileus growing on wood, a. 



Fig. 11. Section showing /ree gills, a. 



Fig. 12. A fungus showing the secondary veil, a, breaking away from the 

 margin of the pileus, and exposing the gills. 



Plate XXIII. 



Fig. 1. Amanita phalloides, Fnes; natural size. 



Fig. 2. Section through portion of pileus and stem of same ; natural 

 size. 



Fig. 3. Basidium and spores of same ; x 400. 



Fig. 4. Lepiota clypeolaria. Bull. ; natural size. 



Fig. 5. Section through portion of pileus and stem of same ; natural 

 size. 



Plate XXIV. 



Fig. 1. Pluteus cervinus, SchajfE. ; natural size. 



Fig. 2. Section of portion of pileus of same ; natural size. 



Fig. 3. Portion of hymenium, showing a single basidium bearing four 



spores, two paraphyses, and one cystidium ; x 400. 

 Fig. 4. Fholiota precox, Vers.; natural size. 



Fig. 5. Section of portion of pileus and stem of same ; natural size. 

 Fig. 6. Basidium with four spores, one large cystidium, and paraphysea 



of same ; x 400. 

 Fig. 7. Psathyrella disseminata, Pers. ; natural size. 

 Fig. 8. Section of same ; natural size. 

 Fig. 9. Spores of same ; x 400. 

 Fig. 10. Omphalia colensoi, Berk. ; natural size. 

 Fig. 11. Section of same ; natural size. 

 Fig. 12. Basidium and spores of same; x 400. 

 Fig. 13. Xerotus glaucophyllus, Cke. and Mass.; natural size. 



