

surface, found it 

 attached to a 

 chrysalis an inch 

 and a half in 

 length. The 

 branching roots 

 of the fungus penetrated 

 the interior, and a dis- 

 section of the chrysalis 

 showed the perfectly formed 

 moth ready to emerge, but 

 now being transformed from 

 an insect into a fungus by the 

 absorption of the plant. What do 

 we infer from this? I have never 

 seen this species described, except in 

 my own paper in the Scientific Amer- 

 ican some years since, but it is safe to 

 assume that if it is ever seen again, in 

 the moss or else- 

 where, the same 

 chrysalis will be drawn 

 to the surface with it, 

 for it plainly belongs 



to a genus of fungi of which ,// 



several species are known, and 

 one or two of which are 

 among the most remarkable 

 of their tribe. In New 

 Zealand, for instance, 

 there is a similar spe- 

 cies which has a fancy 

 for the head of a cer- 



