CRYPTOGAMIA FUNGI. 



If this fuppofition be true, the roots infinuate 

 themfelves between the v/ood and bark of dc- 

 cay'd trees, frequently to the length and width 

 of two or three feet, and are fiat, a quarter of 

 an inch wide, branched in a reticulated fafliion, 

 of a woody fubftance, externally of a dark 

 fufcous, or blackilh color, internally white. 



The plant to outward view is commonly about 

 one or two inches high, of a tough woody 

 fubftance, and black color, all but the fum- 

 mits, which are white. 



The bafe of the plant is covered with black 

 woolly down -, a little higher it grows dilated, 

 comprefs'd, bifid, and longitudinally ftreak'd ; 

 and at the top is palmated into flat, acute, 

 white, or afh-color'd horns. 



When in fru6lification, the inferior black part of 

 the plant is covered with hollow fpherules, 

 perforated at the Tummit, and full of a black 

 powder, at the fame tim.e that the horns or ex- 

 treme fegments difcharge a white powder. 



C. ramis confertis ramofiflimis insqualibus. Sp. 

 pi. 1632. Ciuf. hijl. p. 274. gen. 1^. fpec. i. 

 Ger. emac. 1579. ^^^* i''i p^-rte fuperiore ad dex- 

 tram. Sterb. fung. tah. ii. fig- A. B. C. D. 

 Tournf. injl. tab. 332. B. VaiU. Paris, i. S.f.4. 

 Barrelisr. ic. 1262 et 1266. Batarra. tab. i. 



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