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Lycoperdon bovista. Hist. 117.
Puffball Lycoperdon.
An old naked variety the seeds discharged & epidermis vanished

Lyc. columnare

This upright Lycoperdon I have
several times met with. The Root consists
of several large thick fibres, the body
of the plant is quite upright, 'tis hollow
in the top and the margin is irregularly
extended in four or five sinuated
flexible lobes. The lining of the
cavity at top is full of minute perforations
through which the seeds are
discharged, -- it remains in a dried
state for many months.
        