1004 CRYPTOGAMIA ALCE. 



Synopf. ^y6. t. 23, Billen. mufc. y. i, i. f. 15, 

 A. B.) 



White Cobweb Byflus. Jnglis. 



Upon rotten leaves, and damp decaying wood, in 

 autumn and winter. 



It is generally of a white color, but fometimes 

 grey or yellow, of a tender downy fubilance, 

 from half an inch to four or five inches in 

 length, fpreading fiat upon, and adhering 

 clofely to the fubilance on which it grows. 



It takes its origin from a kind of mouldy or 

 downy bafe, and fpreads widely into many fine 

 delicate cobweb-branches, divided and fubdi- 

 vided, the extremities ending fometimes in 

 fmgle capillary fibres, and fometimes in dilated 

 pencils. 



"What we have now defcrib'd is of a doubtful 

 nature. Inftead of being a perfeft plant, it 

 may poffibly be nothing more than the 

 fine fpreading radicles of fome fpecies of 

 Fungus. 

 f3. We have fometimes obferv'd many layers of it 

 placed upon one another, and fo clofely matted 

 together as to lofe all diftindbion of fibres, and 

 to form a coat or lamina^ exaftly refembling a 

 portion of a kid-fi^in glove. 



This is nearly related to, if not the very hvct kind 

 of fubftance with that mentioned by Mr. Ray 



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