1004 CRYPTOGAMIA ALG^. 



Synopf. 476. /. 23, Dillen. mufc. y, t,i. f. 15. 

 A. B.) 



White Cobweb Byflus. Anglis. 



Upon rotten leaves, and damp decaying v*'ood, in 

 autumn and winter. 



It is generally of a white color, but fometimes 

 grey or yellow, of a tender downy fubftance, 

 from half an inch to four or five inches in 

 length, fpreading fiat upon, and adhering 

 clofely to the fubftance on which it grows. 



It takes its origin from a kind of mouldy or 

 downy bafc, and fpreads widely into many fine 

 delicate cobweb-branches, divided and fubdi- 

 vided, the extremities ending fometimes in 

 fingle capillary fibres, and fometimes in dilated 

 pencils. 



What we have now defcrib'd is of a doubtful 

 nature. Inftead of being a perfedl plant, it 

 may pofilbly be nothing more than the 

 fine fpreading radicles of fome fpecies of 

 Fungus. 

 ^« We have fometimes obferv'd many layers of it 

 placed upon one another, and fo clofely matted 

 together as to lofe all diftindion of fibres, and 

 to form a coat or lamina, exa6lly refembling a 

 portion of a kid-ficin glove. 



This is nearly related to, if not the very fame kind 

 of fubftance with that mentioned by Mr, Ray 



