CRYPTOGAMIA. FUNGI. Lycopétdon, (3) Nearly 
stemless 3 large. = 
»» Jam obliged to Mr. Relhan for the knowledge of this being 
an English species. He tells me he found it on a common near 
Derby. _ Mr Stackhouse has since found it under trees, at Pen. 
darvis, Cornwall. Jan. 
(3) Nearly SremuEss; large, 
Lye. (Byiu,) Roundish, turban-shay d, or thinner 
' downwards: flesh white: dark-coloured ; 
skin thin, flaccid. ‘Tie 
Lycoperdon (Bovista) subrotundam: lacerato-dehiscens, 
Liwn. and its-varieties > . cit 
Ozs. Growing on the ground, when young white, or pinky 
gtey ; tawny grey when full grown, and brown when old. boiz. 
Surrounded with three coats; the outer coat tender, easily 
_abraded, the middle coat tough, leathery, smooth; the inner 
coat connected with the sub: ihe Bode: The arran of 
this species and its numerous varieties is taken from M. Bul- 
liard, whose figures and descriptions are far superior to those of 
any of his predecessors, © 8 bps: 
Var. 1. great. Globular, sitting, very large. 
pro‘teus. 
Bull, 447-—Schaff. 191—Cluss tig 288Dod, 484~Park, 1323. 
32-Sterb. 28. Gy £, 
» Sometimes as much as 12 or 15 inches in diameter. 
L. Bovista. 0 Huvs. L. Bovista. 1. Licutr. Bunt. Frog 
cheese. Puckefist, Pastures, and road sides amongst grass. 
Var. 2. onion-shaped, Globular but flatted. 
Bull. 435. 2-Scheff. 184-—Mich. 97, 3 and 4—Gled. 5. 50 
Bolt. Ti? ce d. és 
Sometimes pointed at the top, sometimes a little tapering at 
the bottom. Surface smooth, or scurfy, or cracked; sometimes 
almost prickly at the top. From 3 to 1j inch diameter. Root, 
a small bundle of black fibres. 
Lycop, Bovista. 5, Licurr. Very common, 
Var. 3. egg-shaped. Shaped like an egg, the small end 
downwards. 
Aug, 
Bull. 435. f. 33 aud 475. 
* The fumes of this when burnt have a narcotic quality, and on 
‘this account it is sometimes made use of to take a ,hive without de- 
Stroying the bees. -This too as well. as the former is sometimes 
used as astyptic. It is used to carry fuel in from a distance. 
