I04S CRYPTOGAMIA FUNGI. 



|S. It often varies with an intire cylindrical ftalk, 

 without furrows or finufes. See Michel, gen, 

 t. S6.f. 8, 9. Scha-ff. t. 159, 160, 161, et 283. 

 opt.) 

 ' ■ It is ne irly ally'd to the Phallus efculenitis, and 

 like that is eReem'd to be of the eatable kind. 



PEZIZA. Gen.pl. 1215. 

 Fungus campanulatus feffilis. 

 ientifera i. P. campanuiata lentifera. Sp. pi. 164^. (Loefel. 

 Flor. Prujf. t. 1 6. fig. fuperior. Michel, gen. f. 

 102. /. I. Faill. parts, t. 11. fig. 6, 7. Ba- 

 tarra. t. 111. f. i. k. Oeder, Dan. t. 469. fig, 

 fuperior. Schafi^er. t. 180. opt.) 



Black feeding Peziza. Anglis. 



Upon old decaying timber, upon flicks and 

 flraws, and fometimes upon the ground, early 

 in the fpring, and late in the autumn. 



It is about half an inch high, of a hollow, in- 

 verted, conical form, and dry coriaceous fub- 

 ftance -, the outfide at firft downy, afterwards 

 fmooth and blackifh, the infide grey. 



The whole Fungus performs the office of a com- 

 mon calyx, in the cavity of which are placed 

 upon one another feveral grey, circular, com- 

 prefs'd or lenticular receptacles, each of them 

 affix'd to the fide of the cup by a central 

 thread iflliing from the under part. 



Each 



