DESCRIPTION OF PLATE XXV 
COMMON STINKHORN (PHALLUS IMPUDICUS) 
Fig. i. — An “ egg” with the cord-like mycelium. 
Fig. 2.— Section of an “ egg,” showing the three layers of the volva. 
Tire outside and the innermost are thin and skin-like, and surround the 
middle gelatinous layer. The pileus and stem may be seen in the 
centre of the section. 
Fig. 3.—A mature plant. The pileus is joined to the stem only at 
its apex ; its reticulated hollows hold the evil-smelling gluten in which 
the spores are immersed. (All after Lloyd ; slightly less than natural 
size.) 
