nules, whicli imbedded in a few cottony filaments. When broken, the
mside has a dark grey colour, but when cut, it is black, the granules of
clustered sporules being then divided.
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S c l e r o d e r m a Cepa is a plant, which, though described
J / subsequent
Flora No modern figure of it has been published, and except
W ITH ER INO and G r a y , I am not aware of any British
botanist having noticed it. Nevertheless it is by no means
rare; and now that the genus Scleroderma has been introduced
into this country, many of the difficulties attending the
whole group of the old Lycoperdons will be removed It is
much to be regretted that W i t h e r i n g ’s Botanical Arrangement
which first contained a system of British fiingi, should
have been so long stationary, as now rather to mislead than direct
the student.
f ce. Fig. 3. A section. Fig. 4. Sporules andfiaments, magnified.
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