MTXOGASTEES. 



391 



rounded; flocci none, spores black. — Fr. S.^I. in. p. 147. BerJc. 

 Ann.N.H. no.21Cj. 



On fallen oak branches. King's Cliffe. [United States.] 

 Also a mucb smaller variety on cabbage stalks. 

 Gen. 82. ANGIOmDIUlVI, Grev. 



Peridiiim membranaceous, opening 

 by a longitudinal fissure; flocci ad- 

 hering to the peridium on all sides, 

 reticulate, flat, ending above in the 

 inner peridium. — Berk. Outl. p. 308. 



{Fig. 128.) 

 Fig. 128. 

 1142. Angiozidium sinuosuxn. Grev. "Twisted Angioridium." 



Peridia compressed, elongato-flexuose, venulose, whitish, cine- 

 reous, splitting in a labiate manner, flocci capillary, white, re- 

 ticulated, spores black-brown. — Grev. t. 310. Physarum sinuosum. 

 Fr. S.M. iii. p. 145. Eng. FL v. p. 315. Bull. t. 446,/. 3. Sow 

 t. 6. Fers. Ob. i. L 1,/. 2. Bisch. f. 3623. Kl. exs. ii. no. 761. 

 Fckl. exs. no. 1466. 



On various substances. [United States.] 



Gregarious whitisb. Peridium about f in. bigb, simple, sessile, papyra- 

 ceous, somewbat rigid, fragile, rugulose, varying in form sometimes exactly 

 like a roundisb bivalve sbell, at otbers lengthened out at eaeb extremity in 

 a creeping flesuose manner for a | in. or more, and either simple or divided. 

 It is, however, always erect, and vertically compressed, the summit forming 

 a sharp edge. When mature it bursts longitudinally, the two plates separat- 

 ing at the margin, sufficiently to allow the spores to escape. Spores globose, 

 blackish, forming a compact mass. — Grev. (Fig. 128.^ 



Gen. 83. 



BADHAIVIZA, Berk. 



Peridium naked or furfur- 

 aceous. Spores in groups en- 

 closed at first in a hyaline sac. 

 — Berk. Out!, p. 308. Linn. 

 Trans, xxi.p. 153. 



{Fig. 120.) 



Peridium simple, externally naked, 

 or very rarely subtc mentose, apex at 

 length opening with a lacerated fis- 

 sure, flocci loosely reticulated, affixed 

 to the walls of the peridium, here and 

 there expanded in lamina, frequently 

 lig. 129. triangular. Spores globose, or sub- 



angular, at first included in a common sac, at length free, conglobato-ad- 

 nate. — J/. /. B, 



