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Trichia spherocephala and Peziza granulata and theref am 
unable to find any description of them. Withering as eg ee 
of reference is ahs chief dependance.”’ Behind this eta isa Scene 
draft of a reply from Sowerby to Purton, as follows:—‘‘ Dear Sir 
I yesterday nah your kind letter with information of your having 
rec? the cryptogamic &c safe with the very intelligent drawing and 
description of ‘Auricul laria elegans as I ha named it in my case 
about 2 years since and which I rather vuntel t to see or learn more 
of by other specimens béfore I could confirm it as a species the 
black edge or border is so very characteristic of it that I could wish 
to express it, woud A. atro-marginata do better? I shall thank you 
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je ea ome of Relhan.”’ "There | is no sketch in the Museum by Sowerby 
any Sterewm corresponding with Withering’s sketch, although 
Sowarby states that he had named it ‘“ about two years since.” 
418, CanTHARELLUS auRANTIAcUsS Fr. ‘There is an original of 
this with six examples; there are three on the plate. oe is one 
note, ‘ odorous rather strong scented like Ag. ulmar 
414. Acaricus (InocyBE) riprosus Sow. The iced is 3 in. 
more in diameter, and is lighter in colour; it is also furnished with 
a good section showing the sinuate gills separating from the stem. 
The pileus of the original is not brassy in colour like the print, but 
pale dull ochre. There is a slight sketch of a Mucor on the original 
drawing, with notes 
415. Rus s Fr. There is only an original of the 
section of thi is; there ie one note, ‘‘ stipes often more swoln.’’ On 
the back of the drawing is written, ‘‘ Hau medicinale—Hither the 
Sonchus oleraceus or some other Plant of near Affinity—and cer- 
tainly a lacesent syngenecious Plant. ek 
419. Botetus EpuLIs aoe In a ene the pileus is 3 in. 
more in diameter, and the plant } in. more in height. 
drawing is written, Bol solidus " “wn massive Boletus.” On 
the back of the original is written, “ Does not change much if cut 
fresh but the next day when cut changed oe” in pa arts but not the 
broad part of the stipes which became satiny the day ne being 
cut fresh but cut the next day it was spongy but did not dec oe 
change reticulation on the stem fine but Pai and deep towards 
the sens reaching more indistinct to nearly Se ray toward 
the middle of the — often much larger.” There is also a 
drawing of a second sec: 
420. Botetrus GRANULATUS Linn. The original and plate agree : 
there is a coloured drawing of a section of a much to plant. 
The following notes occur : — Odo our <iatgrocable; Te mbling 
ulmarius d and ‘‘ pileus wey > lutions.” 
JOURNAL OF Borate: yok, 43. abe: 1905.) U 
