588 235. Cyathus. 9. GASTEROMYCEZ. Pi. cell. aph. 
4. Cyathus scutellaris. Saucer cup-mushroom. 
Sporangia globular, grey inside pale whitish; peridiola 
white, afterwards blackish. 
Cyathoides scutellatum, ore crispo, fructibus nigris majoribus, Micheli 
N. Gen. 202, 4. 
Cyathus scutellaris, Roth Cat. 1,217; Persoon Syn. 239. 
Cyathus complanatus, De Candolle Syn. 56? 
On the ground, in woods. 
Sporangia the size of a large pea, at first globular, then 
hemispherical; edge not cut. 
Fam. X. 10. SARCOTHECE. Fungorum pars, Lin- 
neus, Jussieu. Fungi sarcocarpi, Persoon. 
Vegetabilium fungosorum pars, Esenbeck. 
Thallus solid, entirely covered with a membranaceous 
or leatherlike epidermis; flesh becoming cellular; sporidia 
scattered in the substance of the flesh. 
A. Thallus solid, globular ; inside smooth. Sclerotidee. 
Thallus globular; lasis radiated ....... ErysiBr. 236. 
Thallus tuberous; lasis creeping, 
FOOUMKe ers ve sem cleeteess vee seeee THANATOPHYTON. 237. 
Thallus roundish; basis not ex- 
panded .....6e se eee cere ee ee er eeee ScLEROTIUM. 238. 
B. Thallus globular ; inside cellular, or veiny. Tuberidez. 
Thallus subterraneous; inside veiny ; 
sporidia pedicelled .........-. oh reed ... TuBer. 239. 
C. Thallus irregular, gelatinous fibrous, cellular ; sporidia 
scattered, immersed. 'Tremellidez. 
Thallus variously formed ; 
spor. in the inside OMY} ears vier elel state's .. TREMELLA. 240. 
Thallus dilated, in folds; 
spor. internal and external ........ we... GYRARIA, 241. 
Thallus caulescent, slightly branched ; 
spor. internal and external.............. CoryneE. 242. 
A. ScrerotipE®. Thallus variously shaped, mostly 
fon? solid, obscurely cellular, covered with an epi- 
ermis. 
