370 CRYPTOGAMIA. FUNGI. Lycoperdon. (1) Wrapper 
7 permanent. 
Roots few, thin, whitish. Wrapper egg-shaped, double, 
with mucilage between the coats. ‘Stem issuing from the inner 
coat of the wrapper, rather woody, hollow, brownish, its sur- 
“face ragged. Paileus bell-shaped, smooth, covered on its upper 
surface with a thick layer of powdery matter, and bearing on 
‘its apex a cap formed by a part of the lacerated wrapper. Pow- 
der spherical, semi-pellucid, yellow brown. ‘The egg is about 
the size of a small hen’s egg, and lies buried in sandy banks at 
the depth of 6 or 8 inches. The stem is from 7 to 12 inches 
Tong, though not more than 2 or 3 inches appear above the sur- 
face. ‘The pileus is an inch or more from the edge to the apex, 
and nearly as much in diameter at its base. Phil, Trans. v. 74, 
. 423. ‘This very singular plant was first discovered by Mr, 
umphteys, and afterwards its progress in its various states was 
carefully watched by Mr. Stone and Mr. Woodward, the latter 
of whom sent an accurate description of it with a drawing to 
_ the Royal Society. In the Phil. Trans. it is referred to the ge- 
nus Lycoperdon, and Mr.. Dickson has introduced it in his 
Fasc. Plant. Cryptog. p. 24, under the name of Lycop. Phal- 
loides. Its habit, and the mucilaginous matter between th¢ 
coats of the wrapper had induced me to rank it as a Phallus; 
but in truth it is neither a Phallus nor a Lycoperdon, but a sort 
of connecting link between the two, and must probably form a 
new Genus. Its wrapper is said to be three-fold, and con. 
oA tinues rooted in the ground, but the stem, as it rises up, carries 
up almost the whole of the internal powdery wrapper attached 
to its top, as also some portions of the two outer ones. torn 
away from their bases in the same manner. Smith’s spiceleg. 
p. 12. . ee 
- Sand banks near Norwich, Norfolk, and Bungay, Suffolk. 
Mr. Humpsreys, and Mr. Woopwaro ia Dicks—[Earsham 
and Kirby, Norfolk, Mr. Woopwarp., } Aug, 
Carpo’bolusLyc. Wrapper many-cleft: fruit globular, composed of 
‘seeds united together, : 
Sowerby 22-Abbot,. Fl. Bed. p-336~Fl. dan. -895-Mich. 
101,162. eee “bessis 
Whitish, of the size of a pin’s head, opening into an ex- 
panding border with 5, 6, ot 7 clefts. From the disc an oval 
vesicle as tall as the disc, leaps up, exploding its contents with 
an elastic spring. Forsxaun im Linz. ‘This peculiar property 
the Carpabalaa; whence it has its name, seems to remove it 
m the Lycoperdons, though the leathery sac containing the 
seeds brings them near together. If this be made a distinct 
. ie, the. Mucor urceolatus will associate with it, Mr. Wooo> 
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