above the ground. The innermoft coat has a fort of 

 briilly pile that holds the powder. The two outer 

 fkins wither off, and are blown away, leaving the 

 feeds to difperfe themfelves. It afterwards dries, and 

 feems to perifli. The root is fibrous. It is fomewhat 

 extraordinary that this root and fungous bulb fliould 

 be fix or eight inches under ground ; and it is poffible 

 that, the feeds being difperfed, it may form new bulbs 

 for its annual fupport under ground, which I iliould 

 be glad to fee with the Fungus in perfedtion. 



TAB. CCCXCI. 



CLAVARIA MiNUTA. 



1 HIS pretty little Fungus was difcovered, growing 

 on the bracSteae of Dipfacus pilofus^ by the Rev. R. B. 

 Francis, F. L. S. who favoured me wath thefe fpeci- 

 mens. They were found at Raleigh, in EfTex. 



TAB. CCCXCII. 



Fig. I. RHIZOMORPHA patens. 



Was fent me by the Rev. Mr. Relhan, the in- 

 genious author of the Flora Cantabrigienlis ; found on 

 old willows near Cambridge. Old willows are hardly 

 ever deflitute of Rhizomorpha-like fubftances, which 

 may perhaps be real roots ; and other trees, under cer- 

 tain circumftances, protrude their fibres to fuch a di- 

 llance, and in fuch a manner, as to create a puzzle. 

 The real roots, however, may, I believe, always be 

 difcovered by their having the medulla or pith, %wod 

 and bark ; and the Rhizomorpha by being delfitute of 

 the inner pith, having only a fibrous and cottony inner 

 fubflance and bark. 



