Cono- 
STIL. 
FUNGI. 
of this genus present nothing but a tubercle or convex 
ar fee the mi , however, they exhibit a 
number of separate capsules, attached to 
branched and extremely slender cenieetiehapesendingy the 
base.. They resemble the’ tl ing ge- 
nera in rn but their aspect is glabrous and fleshy, the 
others being hairy or fibrous. Jts% 
Aegerita aurantia, the Mucor aurantius of Withering. 
Bulliard’s Champ. p. 103. tab. 504. fig. 5. The fila- 
ments are slender, branched and mee supporting 
without order minute rounded seeds. This plant forms 
little plates-of a golden yellow colour on the bark of 
= wood, the hoops of casks, and the corks of bot- 
es. 
Genus V. Conortea. This us contains plants, 
which are com of branched filaments, resemblin, 
the Byssi, bearing, here and there, the capsules, whic 
are nearly globular, and ee detached like powder. 
Conoplea puccinioides. This species grows on the 
dead leaves of the ¢arices, forming. very minute black 
tubercles, which are easily destroyed. These, when 
examined with a micr , are found to be composed 
of branched ‘pellucid® filaments, bearing mo their 
whole surface, opake, angular globules, which are large 
when com with the size of the stalk. 
. Genus VI. Erineum. This genus consists of tubes, 
frequently cylindrical, and truncated at the summit. 
They grow in numerous groups on the leaves of living 
ts. It is not as yet ascertained whether the cap- 
les are internal or external. 
- Erineum vitis. This plant grows on the inferior sur- 
face of the leaves of the vine, where it forms numerous 
: racine of a red,*or rather of a sen 
Jnder the microscope, it a rs'to be com a 
multitude of simple, etapa linctidal tubes, trunca- 
ted at the summit. 
Genus VII. Sritrsum. In consistence this genus 
resembles the Mucor, but is somewhat firmer. The 
stem supports a rounded head, which is solid ; at first 
watery or gelatinous, afterwards compact and opake ; 
and which, according to Tode, bears the seeds at the 
external surface. mill 
‘| Stilbum rigidum. Pers. Syn. 680, The stem of this 
it is stiff, cylindrical, permanent, and of a black 
colour. The head is globular, at first watery, of a white 
colour, or slightly yellow ; it afterwards becomes grey, 
and separates from the stem at maturity. It is found 
_ en rotten wood in the spring. 
Famity II. Fungi which do not decay into a pulp, 
and in which the fertile surface is united or continuous. 
‘Genus VIII. Hetotrum. The plants included in 
this genus have a regularly convex pileus, or cap, sup- 
on a stalk, and smooth on both sides. The cap- 
sules are produced on the upper surface, and are dispo- 
sed in the same manner as in the following genus. 
Helotium agariciformis. Helvella agariciformis of 
Withering. Sower. tab. 57. The stem is cylindrical, 
about the thickness of a pin; the cap is thin and he- 
mispherical, with a regularly rounded margin. The 
whole plant is very small, of a white colour, and re- 
sembles an Agaric in its appearance. It is found on 
rotten wood in moist and shaded places, 
Genus IX. Peziza. The Pezize consist of a cu 
shaped receptacle, either concave or hemispherical ; 
the superior surface is smooth, and the seeds which it 
bears escape in the form of a fine powder. According 
to Hedwig, the seeds are contained in membranaceous 
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capsules, each of which contains in general eight seeds, 
These fungi vary very much in their — appearance, 
Some are supported on footstalks, while others are des~ 
titute of them. They live m the ground, on rotten 
wood, and even in water. As to substance, they are 
either coriaceous, fleshy, or waxy; characters which 
serve to distribute the species of the genus into the 
three following sections. 
Seer. 1. Coriaceous, Peziza coriacea. Bull. p. 258. 
tab. 438. fig. 1. This plant is glabrous and ash-colour- 
ed, the skin is thick and coriaceous, the inferior part 
produced into a slender stem contracted at the base. 
Above it is salver-shaped, ferruginous towards the cen- 
tre, and plentifully covered with a grey powder. It 
is found on the dung of the stag, the horse, and the 
Fungi. 
ass. 
Srcr. 2. Fleshy. Peziza fructigena. Sower. tab. 
117... This species is about half an inch in height, with 
a slender stalk tapering downwards. The upper part 
is more or less concave, opake, leathery, and fleshy. It 
is often found on coriaceous fruits, and, after Withering, 
we have found it in clusters on rotten sticks. 
Secr. 8.. Waxy. Peziza acetabulum. Sower. tab. 
59,. This is among the largest of the- genus. The 
stalk is woody, short, and brown, branching up»the 
base ofthe cap. The cap is upwards of two inches in 
diameter, and at first bell-shaped ; afterwards it becomes 
more shallow, waved at the edges, reddish brown with- 
in; and paler without. It is found on rotten wood, and 
also on the ground. 
Genus X. Tremetta. The Tremellz consist of a 10. Tre- 
gelatinous substance of various forms, containing the MELA. 
seeds scattered over their surface. The genus Tremel« 
la of Linnzeus has undergone a considerable revolution. 
The green coloured species inclosing a gelatinous mass, 
containing filaments, now rank with the Aucz in the 
genus Nostoch of Vaucher ; others are inserted among 
the Aegeritew, and a few willbe found with the Gymno- 
sporangie. ; 
Tremella amethystea. Bull. tab. 499. fig. 5. The 
substance of this species is gelatinous, and divided at 
the base into variously shaped lobes ; the coldur is pur- 
ple, more or less deep ; the surface glabrous, often fur~ 
rowed. It is only found on rotten wood. —. 
Genus XI. Hetvetra. The fungi of this genus are 11. Her. 
furnished with a stem, terminated by an irregular cap, VELLA. 
smooth on both sides,,;and throwing out the seeds at 
the inferior surfaces only. In appearance they resemble 
the Merulii, but the want of veins or gills beneath, 
form a sufficient mark of distinction. - 
Helvella mitra. Sower. tab. 39. The stalk is two 
or three inches high, a finger thick or more, irregular, 
hollow, deeply furrowed, often full of holes, or sinuses, 
and generally of a white colour. The cap is deflexed, 
and commonly divided into curled or folded lobes, 
which adhere ta the stalk, but is extremely irregular 
and variable, and has neither gills nor pores. Its co-« 
lour is generally a yellowish white, sometimes fuscous, 
livid, or black purple; the substance is waxlike and fri- 
able, the surface soft like sattin. The seeds are oval, 
and are thrown out by sudden jerks. 
Genus XII. Sparuurarta. This genus contains 12. Sra. 
.such fungi as possess a stalk, with a cap, compressed THULA- 
vertically on each side of the stem. They make the 
nearest approach to the Clavaric. 
Spathularia flavida, Helvella spathula of Sower. tab. 
35. This plant is of a yellowish colour; the stalk is 
cylindrical, wrinkled, and compressed towards the top, 
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