TAB. CLX. 



SPH-3iRIA FKAxiNEA. JVitb. ed. 3. 393. 



1. HIS is certainly a very curious produ(Stion, being a 

 continued parafite on itfelf. The general fliape is 

 hemifphaerical, though often very uneven. It forms 

 whitifh farinaceous threads (if I may call them fo) 

 and black fphserules in alternate order around the 

 whole furface, which, having fru(5lified, remain in 

 ftriae concentrating from the root or bafe. The white 

 threads deftitute of farina becoming greyer, and the 

 appearance of capfules in the black itriae being totally 

 loft, give it the exadl refemblance of the grain of the 

 wood in fome charcoal. This fvmgus is found on afli, 

 hornbeam, and other trees, and often grows to three 

 inches diameter, in fome fituations continuing to grow 

 many months. 



