1006 
CRYPTOGAMIA. 
Class XXI V! 
16042 congregatus Fries clustered 
16043 niveus Pers. snowy 
16044 cinereus Fries cinereous 
16045 domesticus Fries domestic 
16046 plicatilis Fries plaited 
16047 ephemerus Pers. 
16048 radiatus Bolt. 
ephemeral 
radiated 
tufted 
variable 
solitary 
pretty 
tender 
fugacious 
3 my. no. Ferr. trun. of trees Sowerby, t. 261 
3 au.no. W horse dung 
4 jul. Oct. Cin. dunghills Bolt. t. 1.56. tomentosus 
3 wet w. Sooty walls Bolton, t. 26 
2 sum. Cin. damp places Sowerby, t. 364 
very aelicate 2 
my. oc. Br 
mv. oc. Cin. 
dunghills 
dung 
Sow. t. 262. stercorarius 
Bolton, t. 39. f. C. 
2367. GOM'PHUS. Fries. Gomphus. 
16049 glutinosus Fr. glutinous solitary 
16050 rutilus Fr. sparkling solitary 
2368. CANTHAREL'LUS. Adans. Chantarell. 
16051 umbonatus Pers. umbonate gregarious 
16052 aurantiacus Fr. orange poisonous 
16053 cibarius Fries eatable esculent 
16054 cinereus Fries cinereous tufted 
16055 cornucopioidesF/^Vs purplish ' elastic 
MerHlius purpurdtus With. 
16056 undulatus Fries wavy 
16057 lobatus Fries lobed 
16058 lutescens Fries yellowish 
2369. MERU'LIUS Hal/er. Dry-Rot. 
16059 lachrymans Schum. common parasite 
/3 obiiquus Bolton oblique parasite 
Sp. 2—4. 
3 jl. nov. Pu pine woods Sowerby, t. 7 
3 au. oct. Brsh pine woods Sowerby, 1. 105 
Sp. 8—43. 
3 au. no. Cin. among moss Jacq. coll. 2. 1. 16. f 1 
2 au.no. Or. Y fields Jacq. coll. 2. t. 14. f. 5 
l|jl. nov. Y fields Sow.t.iB.A.cant/iarellus 
If oct. Blsh among moss Bo\t.t.S4:.infundil)ularis 
2 au. no. Br woods Sowerby, t. 74 
tough 
tough I spring Brsh 
spirit-scented 2 jul. no. Ysh 
all sea. Pale on ground Sower. 1. 15. Jloriformis 
humid places Bo.t. Ml .viembranace»s 
humid places Sovi .t.'il .A.cantharelloi. 
2370. SCHIZOPHYL'LUM. Fries. 
16060 commune Fr. common 
SCHIZOPHVLLUM. 
gregarious 
2371. DiEDA'LEA. Pers. D^edalea. 
16061 quercina Pers. 
16062 biennis Fries . 
16063 betuUna Pers. 
16064 confragosa Pers. 
16065 unicolor Fries 
16066 gibbosa Pers. 
16067 angustata Fries 
2372. POLYPO'RUS. Micheli. 
\ 1. Favo'lus. Beuiiv. 
16068 squamosus Fr. scaly 
oak 
variable 
0 
biennial 
three inch.br. 
1 
birch 
smaller 
0 
broken 
woody 
0 
whole-colored 
imbricated 
0 
gibbous 
six inches br. 
0 
tapering 
two inches br. 
0 
16069 heteroclitus Fr. 
16044 
variable 
3-18 inc. wide 
1\ inches wide 
16047 16050 
Sp. 1—10. 
4 all sea. Y.Br 
4 all sea. Y.Br 
Sp. 1." 
2 wet w. Grsh 
Sp. 7—30. 
Sooty 
Wsh 
Cin. 
Sp. 35—143. 
2 jn.nov. Ochr. 
0 aut. Or 
decay, wood Sowerby, 1. 113 
decay, wood Bolton, t. 74 
trun. of trees Grev. crypt, t. 61 
oak trees Sowerby, 1. 181 
rotten wood Sowerby, 1. 190 
birch trees Sowerby, 1. 182 
service trees Bolton, t. 160 
trun. of trees Sowerby, t. 325 
trun of trees Sower, t. 194. sinuosus 
poplar trees Sowerby, 1. 193 
trun. of trees Grev. crypt. 207 
on earth Bolton, t. 164 
16058 
16056 
16046 
16042 
^-16055 
16049 16053 
History, Use, Propagation, Culture, 
European species is watery and nauseous ; they are therefore not eatable. But in the spice islands, two species, 
C. moschocaryanus, which is found on the nutmegs, and C. saguarius, which inhabits the pith of the Sago palm, 
are said to be" most delicious. C. cinereus is extremely rapid in its growth, attaining perfection and dissolving 
in the course of a few hours. At its first appearance, it is covered with the delicate frosted remains of the veil. 
2367. Gomphus. So named from their form, from yofjt-qios, a club. Large Fungi, scarcely fit for food, with 
little taste or smell. 
2368. Canthai ellus. An alteration of the French Chantarelle. C. cibarius is one of the best of our eatable 
mushrooms. The best way of preserving the plants for use is to string them in rows, after they have become 
flaccid, and to hang them in a dry place where they can have plenty of air. They then form a delicious 
ingredient in rich gravies, &c. 
2369. Merulius. A name applied by the ancients to the common morel, Morchella esculenta. Natives of 
rotten wood, which they soften and finally destroy. M. lacrymans, the dry rot, is a pest to the wood of dwel- 
ling houses, which it speedily destroys. It is said to be destroyed by a wash of diluted sulphuric acid. The 
whole plant is generally resupinate, soft, tender, at first very light, cottony and white. When the veins appear, 
they are of a fine yellow, orange, or reddish-brown, forming irregular plicee, most frequently so arranged as to 
have the appearance of pores, but never any thing like tubes. Sometimes the pileus or substance of the plant, 
from its situation, produces pendent processes like inverted cones. " The whole fructification often forms a 
circle of 1 — 8 inches in diameter." Except in favorable situations, it does not produce fructification, and 
resembles a dry pithy cottony substance, whence it has been called the dry rot. When in a perfect state, its 
sinuses contain drops of clear water, which have given rise to the specific name. 
2370. Schixophyllum. From «r;^;/^(u, to cut, and <fvXXov, a leaf, in allusion to its lacerated appearance. Found 
