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what conical ascophore and the rufous stem. In the dried 

 condition the two are undistinguishable. 



Doubtful species. 



Verpa Relhani. Sow. 



The whole plant yellowish-brown, disc darkest ; ascophore 

 rather acutely conical, rugulose, up to 1 cm. high ; stem 

 hollow, slightly tapering upwards, 4-5 cm. high, 3 mm. 

 thick. 



The above describes the general appearance of the fungus 

 called Helvetia Belhani by Sowerby, and figured on plate xi. of 

 Eng. Fung. There is no type specimen to refer to, hence 

 nothing of detail can be added to the description. Phillips 

 and others consider that Sowerby's plant is synonymous 

 with the Phallus conicus of Flor. Dan., pi. 654, probably 

 because Sowtrby mentions the latter figure ; but the two, so 

 far as figures go and there is nothing else to deal with 

 are very distinct. The following is Sowerby's account : 



The Rev. Mr. Eelhan found three specimens of this plant 

 growing at a little distance from each other on the north 

 side of Gogmagog hills. The upper side of the pileus was 

 silky, and the edges slightly fringed with the same silky 

 membrane, like Agaricus araneosus. There seems some affi- 

 nity between this little fungus and Lycoperdon phalloides, 

 Dicks, Fasc. i. 24, figured by Mr. ^ oodward in the Phil. 

 Trans., vol. Ixxiv. 423, t. 16, and in Dr. Smith's Spicilegium, 

 1. 12. See also Phallus conicus, Flo. Dan., 1. 1554. (Sowerby.) 



Sowerby's reference to Flor. Dan., 1554, is a mistake, and 

 should be pi. 654, lower fig. His Ag. aranosus = Cortinarius 

 npilomeus, Fr , and Lye. phalloides Battarrea phalloides, 

 Pers. 



LEOTIA. Hill (emended), (figs. 25-27, p. 188.) 



Ascophore stipitate, substance fleshy, soft and somewhat 

 gelatinous ; pileus orbicular, spreading ; margin drooping or 

 incurved free from the stem, glabrous, hymenium entirely 

 covering the upper surface; stem central, elongated; asci 

 cylindric-clavate, apex narrowed, 8-spored ; spores hyaline, 





