GASTROMYCETES. 



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FIGURES ILLUSTRATING THE HYMENOGASTREAE. 



Fig. 1, Octaviania asterosperma, portion of a tramal plate showing the 

 hyphae of the trama bending outwards and bearing the basidia on both 

 surfaces ; the young spores are smooth ; highly mag. ; Fig. 2, Hydnangiuni 

 carneum, spore very highly mag.; Fig. 3, Ehizopogon nibescens, plant 

 nat. size ; Fig. 4, Hysteranglum nephriticum, spores highly mag. ; Fig. 5, 

 Jlijmenogaster inner, section through centre of plant, showing the con- 

 tinuous peridiurn with the thickened sterile base, also the tramal plates 

 forming an irregular network in the gleba ; nat. size ; Fig. 6, Melanognstcr 

 variegatus, basidiuin bearing four spores ; highly mag. ; Fig. 7, Hymeno- 

 gatter decorm, spore ; highly mag. ; Fig. 8, Hymenogaeter citrinus, plant ; 

 nat. size. 



