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THE EARGER FUNGI 
KEY TO THE SPECIES. 
Mouth ])eristomate. 
Peristome sulcate. 
Bxoperidium not liygroseopic. 
Emtoperidium pedieellate. 
Emloperidium smootli (or farinose, 
not roughened). 
Peristome circular. 
Base of the endoperidium 
smooth or striate olfi. Geaster pectinaius. 
Base of the endoperidium 
plicate 517. G. plioatus. 
Base of the endoperidium 
with a collar-like ring . . G. BryantiA. 
Peristome elliptical 518. G. elUpticis. 
Endoperidium roughened-verrucose. 
Peristome concolorous G. TIariotii. 
Peristome surrounded by a silky, 
difterentlv coloured zone . . . . 519. G. Bcflceleyi^ 
Endoperidium sessile or sul)-pedicellate . . G. llaiiotii. 
Exoperidium hygroscopic. 
Endoperidium pedicellate. 
Spores () to 8 M ^ampester. 
Spores 4 to 5.5 n m i v 
Endopeiidium asperate G. Ldeuinau. 
Endoperidium smooth 521. G. Smithii. 
Endoperidium typically sessile . . . . 522. G. Drummonilu. 
Peristome tihrillose. 
Exoperidium not hygroscopic. 
Endoperidium pedicellate. 
Plants typically minute 523. G. mums. 
Plants typically large 524. G. hmhatus. 
Endoperidium sessile. 
Exoperidium externally felted-tonien- 
tose or tomentose-strigose _ . 
Plants large, 3 to (i cm 525. G. velutuius. 
Plants small, 1.5 to 2 cm. .. G. mirabilis. 
Exoperidium externally smooth or 
almost so. ^ , 
Spores smooth or nearly so . . G. suhwulosus. 
Spores verrucose-eehinulate or 
verrucose. 
Spores 2.5 to 3.5 y . . ■■ 526. G. saccatus. 
Spores 4 to 5 ft 527. G. triplex 
Spores 7 to 8 At 528. G. australis. 
Exoperidium hygroscopic arenariui 
Endoperidium pedicellate <;• d^enemus. 
Endoperidium sessile ^na.nmosus. 
Mouth naked. 
Exoperidium not hygroscopic. 
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Exoperidium reyolute , I"' j-J-, 
Endoperidium sessile ^-1- G- fimbnatus. 
Exoperidium hygroscopic. ^ ^ ^ ^ floriformis. 
Spores i to / ^ simulans. 
Spores 4 to 0 
