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Fr. (/('//. iniliil'i, Sehaeff. ). Hunt fun-u-, nr llhr_:-di-e. This 



fungus is found as a saprophyte on the earth. e>peeially w! 

 forest fires have occurred; also as a para-ite on hidi-enou- and 

 exotic conifers. As such it has been observed in nui-M.-rii.-s in 

 varioii.- part> of < Germany, and in woods of ///<//* Pinaster in 

 France. The fungus itself is known in Ilritain, though nm as 

 a parasite. 







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in iii 



pun. ii. I' 



with 



The disease extends from a ei-ntre and altaek< mn- plant 



aliothrr, rail-Ill'.: lll'-lll to IOM- their liei-dlr- and die. 



Tin- .sprini]iiii.n-~ ai-c lai tn 2 iin-h--i, chestnut-brown, 



llatteni-d or iindulatinu striietures, whii-h -it directly on the 

 ni\eeliiiiii. without a stalk. I )n the upper -urt'aee i- the 

 aSCOgenOUfi layer whieh, when moi-t, i- p.-mliarly -li'Uy and 



'I:, llnii.'. /' . Z ft., IV-J, |. ."''.'I: riillir\i\. 



''. ./. /./ Soe. '! . i . 



