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and enlivened by the presence of minute Crus- 
tacea and other animals, which sport and gambol 
among the tiny branches, like squirrels on the 
trees. The lichens and mosses on the trees in 
the northern regions subserve the same purposes 
as these algce in the seas. 
46 Maximus in minimis certe Deus, et mihi major, 
Quam vasto cceli in templo, astrorumque cater va.” 
7. To watch the developement of fungi, &c, 
I had been struck with the extraordinary account 
of the rapidity of growth of Phallus f&tidus, 
which was said to attain the height of four or five 
inches in as many hours. Having procured three 
or four specimens in an undeveloped state, I 
placed them in a small glazed case. All but one 
grew during my temporary absence from home. 
I was determined not to lose sight of the last 
specimen, and observing one evening that there 
was a small rent in the volva, indicating the 
approaching development of the plant, I watched 
it all night, and at eight in the morning the 
s um mit, of the pileus began to push through 
the jelly-like matter with which it was sur- 
rounded. In the course of twenty-five minutes 
it shot up three inches, and attained its full eleva- 
tion of four inches in one hour and a half. The 
entire life of the Phallus, after its development 
