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As erée—cont. 
has a sweet taste and a Mal 
mel. Num 
the spores are dispersed. 
introduced species; a native 
of Queensland. (See plate.) 
Phallus, Micheli. 
P. impudicus, L. 
On the ground. Readily detec- 
ted by the smell which is 
very offensive and observable 
at a distance, A., Q 
Mutinus, Fries. 
M. caninus, Frie 
On the poti: 
slight. a 
Smel] only 
Lycoperdon, Towrnefort. 
L. echinatum, Pers. 
On the ground. A. 
L. Tene Vitt. 
Under trees. Q. 
L, saccatum, Va Al. 
AR grass under trees. Com- 
Lycoperdon—cont. 
L. gemmatum, Batsch. 
Among grass under trees, Com- 
mon. 
L. pyriforme, Scheff. 
On rotten wood. Common. 
L. coelatum, Bull. 
Among grass. A., P. 
L. Bovista, L. 
ong grass. The largest 
British puff-ball, sometimes 
pu 
reaching a diameter of 12 
Edible, having a very 
delicate flavour. A. 
Bovista, Dill. 
B. plumbea, Berk, 
Among grass. Common. 
B. nigrescens, Vitt. 
Among grass, Common. 
B. pusilla, Mass, 
Among grass. A. 
B. ovalispora, Che. & Mass. 
Among grass. A. 
ScLERODERME. 
Scleroderma, Pers. 
S. vulgare, Fries. 
On the ground under trees. 
Common 
S. verrucosum, ers. 
On the ess Common. 
S. Bovista, Fi 
On the amit å. Q. 
Scleroderma—cont. 
S. Geaster, Fries. 
On the ground. The species 
Scleroderma are o 
or truffle “family are ert 
from the grounds. A., 
NIDULARIEJX. 
Cyathus, Haller. 
C. striatus, Hoffm. 
are popu 
“ birds’-nest fungus; 
C. vernicosus, DC. 
On the ground. Common. 
Crucibulum, Tul. 
C. vulgare, Tul. 
On wood and twigs. A. 
Nidularia, Tul. 
N. pisiformis, Tul. 
.On wood, A. 
