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62. BATARREA, P. 



Volva universal, central stratum gelatinous. Receptacle 

 pileiform, bursting through the volva, seated at the top of a 

 tall stem. 



1. B. phalloides, P. ; stem equal, spores brownish. 



On sandhills^ or in the hollow of old trees at the base. 

 Rare. New Brighton, Rev. T. Higgins. Dropmore, etc. In 

 habit resembling Phallus, in structure Tulostoma. — Sow. t. 390. 



63. TULOSTOMA, P. 



Peridium thin, papyraceous, the outer coat separating, dis- 

 tinct from the elongated stem. 



1. T. mammosum, Fr. ; stem equal, somewhat scaly; 

 mouth of the peridium prominent, mammiform, entire. — 

 Sow. t. 406. 



On old walls, amongst moss. Local. Not uncommon 

 about London. The base of the receptacle is free all round. 

 Stem nearly of the same texture as in Batarrea. 



64. GEASTER, Mich. 



Peridium double, outer distinct, persistent, bursting, and 

 divided into several stellate lobes. 



1 . G. coliformis, P. ; outer peridium multifid, expanded ; 

 inner supported by many slender short stems ; apertures nu- 

 merous, ciliated. — Sow. t. 313. 



On the ground. Local. Scarcely found except in Norfolk 

 and Suffolk. One of the largest of the genus. 



2. G. fornicatus, Fr. ; outer peridium subquadrifid, sepa- 

 rating into two coats, connected at the tips of the divisions, 

 and vaulted ; mouth conical, plicato-sulcate. — Sow. L 198. 



