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2040. D. nuda B. & Br. (from the absence of a veil; midus
naked) a. ’
Head subpileiform, corrugate, sometimes umbilicate, golden-
yellow. St. somewhat thick, not rooting, cylindrical, white-
tomentose. Fruiting surface at first covered with conidio-
phores and conidia.
Stumps, fir. Sept. ® X ® in.
F ig. 122.— A, B, D itio la U lk is Plowr., entire and in section. X 2.
c , basidmm and spores. X 500.
2041 D Ulieis Plowr. (from the habitat, gorse, Ulex europmus) a c.
g obose, then flattened and wrinkled, pale lemon-yellow,
shghtly white-villous. St. firm, paler than head, sometimes
absent or extending only from the wood through the bark.
Dead stems; very common. Jan. ® x ® in. No conidia recorded.
[The genus Apyremum Fr. is omitted. A. lignatile Fr is the
conidial .stage of Hypocrea rufa Fr. A. armeniacum B. & Br is the
rame condition of H.gelattmsa Fr. Hymenula punctiformis B. & Br.
/ an mperfect form of some fungus not belonging to the
1 remelhiiacem)
ORDER II. G A S T E R OM Y C E T E S
Fam. VII. PHALLOIDACEÆ
Pileus and stem or latticed receptacle at first enclosed in a
universal volva of two membranes with a middle gelatinous stratum ;
volva at length opening at the apex. Gleba mucilaginous, at length
elevated from the volva on a stem or lattice. Spores minute, elhptic-
oblong, continuous, at first immersed in “ ^f2'o 4 2 -2 0 4 5
K e y t o t h e G e n e r a .
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p!lilldil.d,dmv,mcliûb.s ............... ™ o I IhrI s
Receptacle forming a h o llow lattice o f large meshes ........ 109 C l a th r u s .
CVII. ITHYPHALLUS Fisch.
(From a fancied resemblance to the Ithuphallos, carried at the
festivals of Bacchus.)
Pileus reticulate, attached to the apex of a hollow, perforate
spongy, stem-like receptacle. Veil forming a thm film—sometimes
a feeble white membrane—over the sporiferous mucous and shghtly
attached to the stem. (Fig. 123.)
2042. I. impudieus Fisch. (from its phallic resemblance; impudicus,
shameless) abc.
P. white, at first covered with olive-brown sponterous mucous.
Pec. elongato-fusiform, spongy-cellular, white. Myc. cordlike.
Hi<rhlv fetid. Woods, thickets, gardens, generally amongst rotten tree-roots
and stumps, by gates, in and by summer-houses, sheds, porches, often near
to and in dwellings. May-Aug. Height 10 in.^ Var. wsmos Sacc
Borders of reticulations and pileus serrate, sometimes reddish-giey in
colour, said to be violet-scented.
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