I04S CRYPTOGAMIA FUNGI. 



p. It often varies with an intire cylindrical flalk, 

 without furrows or finufes. See Michel, gen, 

 t. %6.f, 8, 9. Scha-ff, t. 159, 160, 161, ^/283. 

 opt.) 

 It is neirly ally'd to the Phallus efcukntus^ and 

 like that is efieem'd to be of the eatable kind. 



PEZIZA. Gen.pL 121^. 

 Fungus campanulatus feffilis. 

 kntifera i. P. campanulata lentifera. Sp.pl. 1649. (Loefel. 

 Flor. Prujf. t. 1 6. f.g. fuperior. Michel, gen. t. 

 102. /. 1. Faill. paris. /. 11. fg. 6, 7. Ba- 

 tarra. t. 111. f. i. k. Oeder. Dan. t. 469. fig. 

 fuperior. Schceffer.t. 180. opt,) 

 Black feeding Peziza. Anglis. 

 Upon old decaying timber, upon fticks and 

 ftraws, and fomecimes upon the ground, early 

 in the fpring, and late in the autumn. 

 It is about half an inch high, of a hollow, in- 

 verted, conical form, and dry coriaceous fub^ 

 ftance •, the outfide at firft dov.'ny, afterwards 

 fmooth and blr.ckifii, the infide grey. 

 The v/hole Fungus performs the office of a com-r 

 mon calyx, in the cavity of which are place4 

 -upon one another feveral grey, circular, com- 

 prefs'd or lenticular receptacles, each of them 

 afHx'd to the fide of the cup by a central 

 thread ifluing from the under part. 



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