74'2 CHAKACE-K AGARICACK^. 



D. Charales, Lindl. Nat. Syst. p. 441. 



ORDER CCLXXV.— CHARACE^, Rich, and Kth. ;~Lmdl. Nat. 

 Syst. p. 415. 



Aquatic plants, always submersed, referred to 3 genera. Of these have 

 been discovered in India about 13 species of Chara. Properties unknown. 

 Chara, L. {Endl. gen. pi. i,p. 7.) 



l.verticillata, Roxb. {Ji. ind. 3, p. 563.) © Bengal, (Serampore.) FI. 



C. and H. S. 

 2. involucrata, Roxb. (o. c. p. 565.) Bengal, (Serampore, Calcutta.) 



Fl. C. and H. S. 

 Z.furcata, Roxb. {Jl. ind. 3, p. 564.) © Bengal, (Serampore, Calcutta.) 

 Fl. R. S. 



* Chara foetida, Buch. Bangri. — C. spiralis, Buch. Bangri. — C. hispida, 

 L. (E. B. 7. t. 463.) Europe. India. — C. polyclados, D. Don. Nepal. 

 — C. zeylanica, Willd. Tranquebar. — C. setosa, Willd. Peninsula of 

 India. — C. corallina, Willd. Peninsula of India. — C. filamentosa, 

 Rottl. Peninsula of India. — C. foliolosa, Rottl. Peninsula of India. — 

 C. polyphylla, Rottl. Peninsula of India. 



E. Fungales, Lindl. Nat. Syst. p. 418. 



ORDER CCLXXVL— AGARICACE^, (FUNGACE^, Lindl Nat. 

 Syst. p. 419.) 



THE MUSHROOM TRIBE. 



Mushrooms, Puff Balls and Mildews are found growing in the earth, or 

 upon decayed animal or vegetable substances, and scarcely ever upon living 

 bodies of either kingdom, in which respect they differ from Lichens, which 

 commonly grow upon the living bark of trees. They are as remarkable 

 for the rapidity of their growth, which frequently takes place during the 

 night, as for their perishable nature and the short space of time (only a 

 few hours,) that some of them require to vegetate in, and to attain perfec- 

 tion. Their geographical distribution is but little understood ; in fact, the 

 Fungi themselves of most countries, are but little known, from the difficulty 

 of preserving specimens ; so that in many instances, if not completely 

 examined, and described, or drawn on the spot, it is in vain to remedy the 

 deficiency from the contents of an herbarium. Those of tropical countries 

 are almost unknown ; only 25 are enumerated by Humboldt and Bonpland 

 from S. America, and only 10 (and these European species) by R. Brown, 

 as found in New Holland. None are mentioned in Roxburgh's, flior. ind. 



