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HALF-HOURS IN THE GREEN LANES. 



called Agariei, whilst the stalked species which are 

 perforated go by the name of Boleti. Young speci- 

 mens of the former are covered over with a thin 

 akin called volva. As the fungus grows, this is 



Fig. 255. 



Specimens showing the Gills, Rings, and Stages of Growth. 



ruptured, whilst the growing stem carries a part of 

 it upwards to form the annulus, or ring, to be seen 

 just beneath the gills of the mushroom (Fig. A. 255). 

 One species of fungus is too good to be passed 

 uouoticed. It is the Morel (Morchella esculent^ 



