350 A Monograph of the Myxogastres. 



Fig. 147. Portion of capillitium and spores of same, x 350. 

 „ 148. Spore of same, x 1200. 

 „ 149. Lamproderma iriclea, Cooke, plants, x 40. 

 „ 150. Spores of same, x 350. 



„ 151. Portion of capillitium and spores of same, x 350. 

 „ 152. Lamproderma viola^ea, Rost., plants, x 40. 

 „ 153. Portion of capillitium of same, x 350. 

 „ 154. Spores of same, x 1200. 



„ 155. Stemonitis fusca, Eost., group of plants ; nat. size. 

 „ 156. Single plant of same with the sporangial wall and spores blown 



away, showing the dense capillitium, x 100. 

 „ 157. Portion of capillitium and spores of same ; a, part of columella ; 



b, main brunches of capillitium originating from tlie columella, 



whicli branch and anastomose irregularly, the meshes becoming 



small towards the periphery, x 350. 

 „ 158. Stemonitis Carlylei, Mass., group of plants, x 10. 

 „ 159. Portion of capillitium and spores of same, x 350. 

 „ 160. Stemonitis ferrwjinea, Ehr., plants, x 8. 

 „ 161. Portion of capillitium and spores of same, x 350. 

 „ 162. Stemonitis fusca, R., var. a. ; plants, x 6. 

 „ 163. Portion of capillitium and spores of same, x 350. 

 „ 164. Spore of same, x 1200. 

 „ 165. Diachaea leucopoda, Rost., plant, x 25. 

 „ 166, Spores of same, x 350 ; one spore, x 1200. 



PLATE 7. 



Fig. 167. Dldymium sinapinum, Mass., plants, x 40. 



168. Spores of same, x 350 ; a portion of one x 1200. 



169. Tricliia varia, var. 7iigripes, Rost., plants, x 40 ; a, before 

 dehiscence ; b, after dehiscence. 



170. Trichia varia, var. genuina, Rost., plants, x 40. 



171. Spores of same, x 350. 



172. Portion of spore and tip of elater of same, x 1200. 



173. Trichia Carlylei, Mass., plants, x 40. 



174. Spores and an elater of same, x 350. 



175. Portion of sporangial wall of same, seen from the inside, showing 

 the purple masses of organic matter, x 350. 



176. Badhamia nitens, Berk., plants, x 40. 



177. Spores of same ; a, in clusters ; b, detached, x 350. 



178. Single spore of same, x 1200. 



179. Portion of capillitium of same, x 350. 



180. Trichia intermedia, Mass., plants, x 40. 



