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2044. M bambusinus Fisch. (from its original place of growth, at
the base of bamboos, bambusa) a.
P. long, acutely conical, tuberculose or rugose, dull purple Pec
elongato-fusiform, imperforate, spongy-cellular, pallid rubigi!
nous or rosy. . > 1 - 5
V e ry fe tid . H e ig h t 5® in.
CIX. CLATHRUS Mich.
(From the latticed receptacle; clathrus, a lattice.)
hollow, globose, latticed, the meshes at first filled and
covered inside by olive-brown sporiferous mucus. (Fig. 125.)
T\%. Clathrus cancellatuslowm^i. One h a lf nafnrol cS«.
2045
*^Iattked) lattice-like receptacle; cancellatus,
WiG sessile, globose or ovate, the branches triangular in section
with a flat face outwards, orange-vermilion outside, vermilion-
crimson mside, inner sporiferous mucus dark olive, enclosing a
central mass of soft dark gelatine. Vo. of two white membranes,
marked internally and externally with lines corresponding
with the lattice within. Myc. cord-like
P la n ta tio n s , g a rd en s, stoves. O c t.-N o v .
f a o / L u c n s ” re c e p ta c le a t le n g th d rip s w ith olivee
x . LYSURUS F r .
(From the free tail-like lobes of the mature receptacle;
Gr. luo, to loosen, oura, a tail.)
Stipitate, pileus divided in vertical lobes, free at the apex,
distinct from the stem. Sporiferous mucus on the interior of the
lobes. (Fig. 126.)
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F iv 1 ,6 Cooke & Mass. One-half natural size. Young plant on
a ' ■ ‘ left, mature plant and section on right.
2045a. L. a u s t r a l i e n s i s Cooke & Mass. (from its native country—
Australia).
P for the most part 5-lobed, lobes attenuate upwards, at first
connivent, then somewhat reflexed, with a longitudinal depression
along the middle, transversely rugose, tawny. Rec.
cylindrical, hollow cellular, whitish. Vo. globose, lobed, white.
R efu se o f w h e a t, p ro b a b ly A u s tra lia n , K id d e rm in s te r, W o rc e ste r. 14 N o v .,
1902. C a rle to n R e a . 6 f x f i n .
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