CRYPTOGAMIA ALGM. Uj ' 



- The plant aflumes a very different afpefl, accord- 

 ing to the age, fituation, and other accidents of 

 its growth ; bnt may be, in general, readily dif- 

 tinguifhed by its frucftifications, which are fun- 

 gous tubercles, of a fine fcarlet colour, placed 

 on the rim of the cup, or the t( p of the ftalk. 

 Thefe tubercles in decay turn to a dark fufcous 

 colour. i 



The ftaiks are tubular, generally white, fometimes I! 

 greeniih, or fometim.es fufcous, ufually covered 

 with green farinaceous warts, or minute fcaly 

 leaves. 

 At firft they appear cylindrical, without a cup at 

 the fummit, but tipp'd with fmall red tubercks. 

 Bilkn. t. 14./. 7. A. B. 

 Afterwards they dilate at the top, and form a cup 

 with minute fefiile tubercles on the rim. Dilleiu 

 t. 14, f, 7. E.F. 

 Thefe tubercles in. a little time encreafe in fize, and 

 become elevated on lliort thick footftalks. Dil- 

 kn.t. 14./. 7- H.l. 

 Thus far the plant feems to be in its natural flatej 

 but it frequently aiTumes a monftrous appear- 

 ance, and becomes proliferous ; producing one 

 while new cups oat of the rim of the fecond, 

 and fo on even to four ftages, each cup produc- ' 

 ing large fcarlet tuberchs. Dillen. t. 14. /, 7. 

 K. L. 

 Or at other times producing new flalks and cups 

 out of the middle of the lower cup inllead of 

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