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A very pretty little fungus, of no common occurrence in
this country, though said to be frequent on the Continent. It
seems to confine itself rigidly to fir woods and plantations, delighting
to grow under the protecting shade of those trees
which spread tbeir branches near to the ground.
I cannot perceive any essential difference between the
Leotia Mitrula and tbe L. pusilla of authors, although even
F r i e s has retained both species. His own characters will, I
think, bear me out in uniting the two.—They are “ parva,
clavula cinnamomea, stipite h a d i o and “ minima, clavula
ferruginea, stipite pallidiore.” I have always found them
growing intermixed.
Fig. I. A group o f Leotia Mitrula, nat. size.
Fig. 3. Hyaline sporuliferous tubes.
Fig. 2. A section o f a plant.
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