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FIGURES ILLUSTRATING THE LYCOPEEDEAE, ALSO 

 THE NIDULAEIEAE IN PART. 



Fig. 1, Lycoperdon pyriforme, one-third nat. size; Fig. 2, Geaster 

 liygrometricus ; the outer wall of the peridium is split into pointed teeth ; 

 half nat. size; Fig. 3, Tulostoma mammosum, entire plant ; nat. size; 

 Fig. 4, basidium of same, tlie four spores are borne laterally ; this ditfers 

 from the basidia of Auricularia and Pilacre in not being transversely 

 septate ; highly mag. ; Fig. 5, Lycoperdon nigrescens, showing theseparato 

 outer cortex that has broken away above, also the opening for the escape 

 of the spores at the apex of the inner wall or endopeiidium ; one-third 

 nat. size; Fig. 6, Nidularia pisi/ormis, nat. size; Fig. 7, Cyathu* 

 striaius ; nat. size ; Fig. 8, Crucibuhim vulgare ; nat. size ; Fig. 9, 

 Sattarrea phalloides, entire plant, showing the volva at the base of the 

 long stem ; about one-quarter nat. size : Fig. 10, a thread from the 

 capillitium of Battarrea, showing annular thickenings ; highly mag. ' 



