CRYPTOGAMIA FUNGI. 1055 



milk, or vinegar, was formerly recommended 

 as a gargarifm in quincies and fore throats, but 

 it is feldom ufed in the prefent praflice. 



plymorpha ^ turbinata, primum cava, deinde plana feu con- 

 vexa, externe rugofa. — Haller. Helvet. torn. IlL 

 pag. 116. tab. 48. fg. 8. an. n. 221^ ? Oed^r 

 Dan. t. 464. Schceffer, fung. tab. 158. opt.) 



Black fufcous Peziza. Anglis. 



On the trunks of trees in November. 



Its fubftance, when recent, is foft, pulpy, and 

 gelatinous, but hard when dry. Its color on 

 the upper fide black, on the under fide fufcous. 



It grows either fingle or in clufters, its mod 

 ufual figure turbinated, having at firfl; a con- 

 cave top, black and fmooth within, which 



, afterwards fills up, fo that the fummit of the 

 fungus becomes flat or truncated, and fome- 

 times even convex, the rim being a little 

 deprefs'd and undulated. The outfide is fuf- 

 cous, tranfverfely wrinkled, foft and velvety. 



Its height and thicknefs is about half an inch, 

 fometimes twice as much, for it varies greatly 

 both in fize and figure, but may be always 

 known by its fubftance and color. 



CLAVARIA, 



