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TABLE 



CASE 



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CASE 

 13G. 



CASE 

 137. 



CASE 

 138. 



CASE 

 139. 



TABLE 

 CASES 

 I. and J. 



Geaster form§atus, Huds., G. michelianus^ W. Gr. S., G. 

 coliformis, Pers., G. saccatum, Fr., G. limbatus, Fr., and G. 

 hyfjrcmictricus, Pers. . 



No. 242. Models and specimens of Stinkhorn {Ithy- 

 j)hallus impudicus,¥T.),2i British species with- d very foetid 

 odour. .>\/ -jA 



Observe Lattice Fungus {Clathrus cibdrem,'\E"isch.). A 

 beautiful fungus, resembling a hollow sphere of lattice-wcrk. 

 It is eaten by the natives of New Zealand, Tasmania, and West 

 Australia. 



No. 243. Common Mushhoom {Agaricus campestris, 

 L.). The field mushroom, is the best known edible species 

 in Britain, but other kinds are also much esteemed as articles 

 of food, especially Lactarius deliciosus, Fr., a species about 

 the size of the mushroom and recognised with certainty by 

 the gills and cap giving out a red liquid when bruised. The 

 common mushroom, when arranged in layers and sprinWed 

 with salt, yields a liquid known as ketchup. 



No. 244. Agaricus melleus, Fr. A dingy yellow agaric 

 growing in dense tufts, very destructive to timber trees, 

 its black, cord-hke mycelium oi- spawn passing underground 

 from one tree to another. 



No. 245. Pi>FQO-LiNG of the Chinese, the sclerotium 

 of Lmitinns cyathns, Berk., formerly known as Pachyma Cocqs, 

 Fr., eaten in China. ^ 



In the upper part pf the Case observe various specimens of 

 Fom^s au$tralisj^S&c6,^ a species- very widely distributed in the 

 tropics. •■■' , '.[' ::i:;:.n. :;i-:^iw ;• -.i% : .:^:' ^^.,:.:^ ■ ..')^ 



No. 246. Specimen oi Fdmes amwsus/Vr., a fungus that 

 attacks and destroys living trees, especially conifers. 



Observe on lower shelf a fine specimen of Fomes lateritius^ 

 Sacc, from Demerara, also specimens of an' abnormally 

 developed fungus described as Polyporus officinalis^ Fr., 

 from British North America, where it is used by the Indians 

 as a purgative. It was formerly used in English pharmacy. 



Observe in upper part of Case a large specimen of Fomes 

 cytisinus, Sacc, found growing on pitch pine joists in the 

 Bank of England, 'i'he whole mass measured six feet three 

 inches in diameter, and weighed thirty-two pounds. 



in the lower parts of these Cases observe a large series of 

 specimens of Amadou or Gtekman Tindek, prepared from Fomes 

 fomentarmSf Sacc, parasitic on the oak, birch, &c. Amadou 



