It is not necessary to repeat here what we have said under for- 
nieatus in regard to the confusion of these two plants. This plant is 
much closer to the minimus than to fornicatus. Indeed, its inner pe- 
Fig, 60. Geaster coronatus. Fig. 61. Geaster coronatus. 
ridium is the same as minimus and specimens, as often found in collec¬ 
tions devoid of the mycelial layer, might be referred to minimus if 
attention were not directed to its fewer and deeper lobes of the exope- 
ridium. There is really no name in use that we can apply to this plant 
free from all objections. Both coronatus used by Schaeffer and Seo- 
poli and quadrifidus by Persoon, include two plants in the citations. 
We have adopted the earlier name of Schaeffer because it is quite 
appropriate, (the plant is not inaptly compared to a crown) and there 
is no question as to Schaeffer’s figure being intended to represent this 
plant. This species is very common in continental Europe and fre- 
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Fig. 58. Geaster coronatus, 
Fig. 59. Geaster coronatus. 
