Geastcr.] FUNGI. 301 



peridiuni simple, inner pedicellate with a strong groove round 

 the apex of the stem, mouth prominent sulcato-striate. — Li/co- 

 perdon sfelhtiwi, (S. minor, Woodw. I. c, p. 58. — Brt/ajif, Ilist, 

 /; 19. — Lye, volvam reflectens ore pectinnto, Schmid. Ic, t. 37. 

 /. 11, 12. 



Under hedges, amonrjst leaves, &c., on mounds of sand and earth. 

 Tliorney, Camb. Apethorpe, Nortlis. Rev. M. J. Berhdeij. Bun- 

 gay, Mr. Stock. — Distinguished by the groove round the top of the 

 peduncle, a character well nuukcd in the figures of Bryant and Schmi-.iel 

 quoted above, and by the elongated conical plicate mouth. I have ob- 

 served in the present species when fresh, that a small portion of the 

 orifice is always broken oft' by the expanding rays of the outer peridiuin, 

 in consequence of a slight adhesion and carried away with them, and 

 thus an aperture is produced for the dispersion of the sporidia. 



%%* Mouth ciVialo-fimhriale {not plicato-sulcate), depressed 

 {plain or broadly conical), at Itngih ichitish. 



5. G, limbdfns, Fr. (midtifid starry Puffbull) ; outer peridium 

 coriaceous multifid expanded, inner subpyriform pedunculate, 

 mouth finibriato-pilose depressed subacute. Fr. Syst. Myc. v. 

 3. p, \5.— G. nuddjidiim, Grev. Sc. Crypt. Fl. t. 306 — Lye. 

 steWdum, Iluds. Fl. Angl. p. 643. Woodio. I. c. p. 54. Sow. 

 t. 312. With. V. 4. p. 343. Part. v. 2 cS' 3. 7i. 1073. (. 20.— 

 Lye. fornicatiun, Br. I. c. f. 12, Vi.— Lye. volvam explanans, 

 Schmid. t. AQ. 



Woods aid hedge-banks. Xot common. — The inner peridium is 

 slightly constricted and then swollen at the base, witiiout any groove 

 round the top of the peduncle, into which it passes gradually. 



6. G, mnmmosns, Chev. (mammillary Starry Fuffball) ; outer 

 peridium multifid rigid hygrometric, lacinise equal, inner peri- 

 dium sessile, mouth ciliated acutely conic seated in a circular 

 disc. C/iev. Far. I. /;. 359. Fr. Syst. Jlye. v. 3. p. \7.—Lyr. 

 reeollif/ens, WoodiV. I. c. p. 5S. With. v. 4. p. 345 — G, hy- 

 fjrometrieiim, (S. Anylicum, Pers. Syn. p. 135. 



Woods and heaths. Norfolk. Messrs. Bryant and Woodicard. — 

 Of this 1 have seen no specimens and therefore copy Fries. JSowcrby's 

 Lye. rccollif/cna, t. 401, if his figure be correct as to the orifice, cannot 

 be the true' (r. hyf/rorne/rictis, yet it is so sin)ilar to some small indi- 

 viduals gathered m North America by Dr. Richunlson, that it is a 

 diiVicuk matter to be content with the eviilence aftbnled by the figure, 

 without having recourse to conjectiue, especially as from the close 

 j;rcssure of the rays when dry, it is frequently very difficult to asccr- 

 tain the real structure of the' orifice. There is, however, a marked 

 ditference in the present plant as described by Fries, viz., that the rays 

 when dry arc cx|)andeil, and close when moi-»tencd, exactly the reverse 

 being the case with the |)lant of Jr^owerby. 



«#»• Month toothed {ciUce not distinct), determinate. 



7. G. ritfcsrcns, Pers. (rcddishdtrnwn Starry Piif/'ball) ; outer 

 peridium midtifid at length revolule, inner seu^ile imked, mouth 



