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XIII. FUNGI. 



Cyathus vernicosus. 



Entire plant, receptacles filled with 



lenticular conceptacles. 



Podisoma Juniperi-Sabince. 

 Basidia, sterigmata, and spores. 



Bovista amtwpkila. 



Cyalhus striatus. 



Plant cut vertically, showing 



the iiisartion of the 



concepfcacles. 



Cyathus vernicosus. 



Fragment of fructiferous tissue, 



lowing the basidia and the 



spores. (Tulasne.) 



Cyathus vernicosus. 



One of the con- 

 ceptacles detached, 

 and furnished with 

 its funicle. 



Cyathus veimiioosus. 

 Conceptacle cut vertically. 



often accompanied by otlier large projecting cells, transparent, acute or obtuse, 

 always deprived of sterigmata, to which have been given the name of cystides. The 

 basidia are borne on the gills, folds, veins, and processes of the receptacle, or in the 

 tubes (in which case these are exterior); sometimes in conceptacles, the cavities of 

 which they line. 



Seotiois" I. — Basidia external, placed on the surface of a smooth veined lamellose 

 porous, &c., receptacle (ectohasidia) , 



PRINCIPAL GENLRA. 



Section II. — Basidia internal, enclosed in a dehiscent or indeMscent concep- 

 tacle, usually presenting cavities lined by basidia (endobasidia) . 



