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BOOK I. 
through which sporidia are emitted, mixed with a gela- 
tinous pulp. 
18. Capillitium^ is a kind of purse or net, in which the sporules 
of some Fungi are retained; as in Trichia. W. 
19. TricMdium, or Pecten, is a tender, simple, or sometimes 
branched hair, which supports the sporules of some 
Fungi; as Geastrum. W, 
20. Asci, are the tubes in which the sporidia are placed; 
ascelli or thec(E are the same thing. 
21. Sporidia, are the immediate covering of sporules. Spo- 
ridiola, are sporules. 
22. Thallus, or Thalamus, is the bed of fibres from which 
many Fungi arise. 
23. Mycelia, are the rudiments of Fungi, or the matter from 
which Fungi are produced. 
24. Cystidia, are the projecting cells, or supposed male organs, 
of Agarics, &c. 
25. Basidia, are the cells on the apex of which the spores of 
such plants are formed. 
