SECTION f. 
APHYLLZ. 
ACOTYLEDONEA, Agardh. 
Cuaractrers.—Cryptogamic plants destitute of leaves and = 
of vessels, and having naked sporules. No marked distine- 
tion or point of separation between root and stem; being ir- 
regular homogeneous masses of vegetable tissue. 
_Orders,—F net, Licuenes, ALG. 
ORDER L 
FUNGI—MUSHROOMS. 
Fungi, Linn. and Juss.—Epiphyte, Byssoidee, Caicos 
Fungi, and part of Hypowyla of Dr. Greville. 
Cuaracters.—Growing on the ground, or parasitic on 
the trunks of trees, decayed wood, dead leaves, &c. ; seldom 
aquatic, and rarely or never green. Substance fleshy, corky, — 
coriaceous, gelatinous, or minutely filamentous (floccose) 
Frequently resembling a parasol in form; sometimes con-— 
sisting of globular masses, or of irregular stem-like bodies 
(like branches of Coral): in their simplest state small fila- 
ments, but extremely variable in form. Sporules fr quently 
lying loose in the cellular tissue, or enclosed in mex 
coriaceous coverings. They are of quick growth 
short duration, and, when dried, do not revive by 
cation of moisture. - 
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