THE LATTICE FUNGUS AND ORANGE ELF-CUP. 



By Then Currei-as. 



The Lattice Fungu? is one of the most remarkable of these strange forms of plant life. Starting much like a pufif-ball. it bursts throujijh its 

 wrappers and rises to a height of four inches, covered with olive slime. This thins away %vith the expansion of the plant, revealing the red 

 colour beneath, and the completely developed plant stands like a network of coral. It gives off a most offensive odour. The Orange Elf-cup 

 in the lower half of the picture is a beautiful wax-like fungus that may sometimes be found in hundreds on woodland banks. Both forms 



are shown of the natural size. 



