870 Tuberoidese, Elapbomycetacese, Elaphomyces. 



17. Elaphomyces echinatus Vittad. Monogr. Lycop. p. 81, t. 3, f. 6, 

 Tul. Hypog. p. III, Elaphonii/ces nucleatus Tul. in Ann. Scieac. 

 Nat. 2 ser., XVI, p. 24, t. 1, f. 5, t. 2, f. 6, t. 3, f. 3, nec Vittad. 

 — Mycelio dilute aeruginoso tanderaque fusco-brunneo; velo atro, 

 crustaceo, admodum crasso et ubique aculeis longiusculis, anguste 

 pyramidatis, pungentibus, stipatis echinato; cortice vix duplo cras- 

 siore, albido, mox griseo et evanido; sporidiis opace virescenti- 

 nigris, 20 u. v. pauUo amplius latis, 



Ilab. in silvis ia Ital. bor. et prope Paris Gallite. — Fungus 

 magnitudine nucis juglandis, raro major, globosus vel rarius corn- 

 pressus sulcatus cavatusve; odor valde peculiaris. 



18. Elaphomyces Morettli Vittad. Monogr. Tuber. p. 71, t. 4, f. 18, 

 Monogr. Lycop. p. 80, Tul. Hypog. p. 112. — RotuDdato-gibbosus, 

 induraento tenui, terroso, fusco-purpureo ac difficulter secedente 

 obductus; velo duro, fragili, nigro-brunneo, verrucis adpressis, ob- 

 tusis , rotundato-difformibus asperato; cortice albido-fusco; ascis 

 subglobosis, 8-sporis; sporidiis globosis, 2-4 concentrice guttulatis, 

 25-30 p.. diam., fusco-nigrescentibus v. flavo-brunneis. 



Ilab. in silvis in prov. Milano et agro veneto Ital. bor. — 

 Fungus raagnitudine nucis avellanae vel juglaadis; odor fungino- 

 arornaticus. 



•j-\-\' Velum nigricans; fungi basi distincta praediti. 



19. Elaphomyces Persoonii \ ittad. Monogr. Tuber. p. 70, t. 4, f. 18, 

 Tui. Hypog. p. 112, Phlyctospora Persoonii Corda in Sturm, D. 

 Fl. III, pag. 21. — Crassus, rotundato-turbinatus, basi leviuscula 

 protuberante obconica, crusta tenui, terroso-furfuracea subtusque 

 flavescente obductus; velo diiro, nigro, rigido, verrucis crassis, re- 

 gularibus, obtusiusculis, rimosis et cristatis asperato; cortice al- 

 bo-fuligiueo, crassissirao , molliusculo; gleba atro-virente ; ascis 

 globosis, 60-G5 u. diara.; sporidiis griseo-virentibus, dein fuligi- 

 ueis, crassiuscule tunicatis, exiraie reticulatis, annulo pellucido ciii- 

 ctis, 22-2S fx. diam. 



Hah. \n prov. Milano et in agro veneto Ital. bor. nec non in 

 Scandinavia. 



20. Elaphomyces cyanosporus Tul. Hypog. p. 113, t. 3, fig. 5, Ela- 

 phomyces Persoonii var. minor Tul. Aun, Sc. nat. 2 ser., vol. XVI, 

 pag. 25, t. I, f. 7, et t. 11, f. 1 et 12, Hypogccum Tubcr Pers. 

 Champ. comest. p. 269. — Globoso-depressus v. etiam umbilicatus, 

 basi non producta subdeplanata instructus, atro-fuligineus, myce- 



