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^- -j* -f- -j- Base circumscribed^ globose or tubercle-like. 

 Cells arranged in the circumference. 



13. *S. fragiformis, globose, rusty brown, the surface even or 

 tubercled ; interior very black, solid ; cells in a light coloured 

 layer beneath the surface PERS. Syn. 9- t* 1. f. 1, 2. HOOK. 

 Scot. ii. 4. Lycoperdon variolosum. Sow. Fung. t. 271. Stromato- 

 sphceria fragiformis, GREV. Crypt. Fl. t. 136. 



Hob. On dead branches of the beech in Blackadder plan- 

 tations. 



The size is in general that of a pea, but sometimes it ex- 

 ceeds this considerably. Our specimens belong to the va- 

 riety ICBVIS, figured by Dr GREVILLE. 



14. S. fusca, tubercle-like, rusty brown, smooth, rather un- 

 even, punctured with the minute orifices of the cells, the base 

 broad, often confluent ; interior black ; diameter 2-3 lines.; 

 PERS. Syn. 12. HOOK. Scot. ii. 5. Stromatosphceria fusca, GREV. 

 FL Edin. 356. 



Hab. On dead branches of hazel, abundant, placed upon 

 the bark. 



15. S. gelatinosa, soft, tubercle-like, convex, buff-orange, smooth, 

 the surface dotted with the orifices of the cells, which are placed 

 near the surface and circularly arranged ; interior whitish. 

 SPRENG. Syst. Veg. iv. 385. S. pallida, PERS. Syn. 12. 



Hob. On dead fir branches in damp woods, rare. In the 

 plantation at Murton Craigs. Nov. 



Sometimes T 2 oths of an inch in diameter, generally less, with 

 a white base. The orifices of the cells are not prominent. 



Cells erect, interior. 



16. S. oblonga, black, rough, oblong or roundish, bursting trans- 

 versely through the bark ; interior white ; cells ovate, inclined, 

 rather large Sow. Fung. t. 347. f. 7. 



Hab. Dead branches of beech. 



17. S. disciformis, blackish-brown, circular, raised, flat on the 

 top, and dotted with raised points ; interior white ; cells oval 



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