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as this Gentleman did imagine y that Name being 
given by "John Bauhin , in the third Volume of his 
Hiftory (p. 833.), to a Species which is to be diftin- 
guifhed from all other Fungus's, by the inferior Sub* 
fiance not being divided into Lamella, or (what we 
call in England) Gills; but has, in lieu thereof, a great 
many Tap ill a 5 and being of a greenifh -yellow Colour. 
But what is raifed in England (of which this learned 
Gentleman brought feveral Samples to the Society) 
is the Fungus campeftris albus fap erne, inf erne rubens , 
of John Bauhin , which differs toto coelo from the for- 
mer, and which Dr. Dillenius enumerates among 
the Species of Boletus ; whereas the latter is a Species 
of Amanita. 
I m Lift beg Leave to differ from this Gentleman 
likewife, in regard to the Ufe of the Ring, which 
furroamis the Stalk of this Mufbroom . He imagines 
it placed there, by the wife Author of Nature, to 
break the Fall of the Seeds when ripe; whereby thofe 
light Bodies may be preferved from the Fury of the 
Winds, in order to the abundant Propagation of their 
Species. I have Reafon to believe, that thofe Seeds,, 
which fall upon this Ring, fall there by Accident ; 
and adhere there only from the Vifcofity, whereby 
they are intangled. But, before I examine this Mat- 
ter, give me Leave to make a few Obfervations upon 
the Oeconomy of this Plant. The Fungi , then, are 
of that Clafs of Vegetables, which are ranged, by that 
moft skilful Botanift Linnaus , under the Appellation 
of Cryptogamia , or thofe which perform their Frufti- 
fication in fecret. Under this Head we find the Fig- 
tree, all the Species of Fern, Moffes, Mufhrooms,, 
and a few others, whole Flowering and Seeding are 
obferved: 
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