CRYPTOGAMIA FUNGI. 1043 



The prickles on the under fide are very finall and 

 numerous, and of a grey or whitiili color. 



The feeds, when magnified, appear perfeflly 

 fphsrical. 



PHALLUS. Gen. pi. 12 12. 

 Fungus fupra reticulatus, fubtus Icevis. 

 efcukniusi. PHALLUS pileo ovato cellulofo, flipite nudo 

 rugofo. Sp. pi. 1648. (Fungus favaginofus. 

 Ger. emac. pag. 1583. Sterh. fuyg. tab. 10. ban. 

 Michel, gen. p. 203. /. 84 £9' 85. Batarra. 

 fung. t. 2. fig. H. Oeder. Dm. t. 53. bon, 

 Schceffer. t. 199, 298, 299, 300. opt.) 



Efcuknt Morel. Anglis. 



In woods, in the fpring feafon, not unfrequent, 

 as at Blair in Athol., in the woods at hanghohn 

 in EJkdale, and in Logton wood near Dalkeithy 

 &c. V. 



The fubftance, when recent, is wax-like and 

 friable. The color a whitifh-yellow, turning 

 brownifh in decay. The height of the whole 

 Fungus about four or five inches. 



The ftalk is thick and clumfy, fomewhat tube- 

 rous at the bafe, and hollow in the middle. 



The Tileus is either round or conical, at a me- 

 dium about the fize of an egg, often much 

 larger, hollow within, its bafe united to the 

 ftalk, and its furface cellular, or latticed with 

 irregular fmufes, 



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