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decisive difference resides in the spreading base of the pileus,
which is not adnate with the stipes at its margin, as in M. esculenta,
but half an inch above it.
Phallus acuminatus o f B a t sc h , and M i c h è h ’s figure
(t. 84. f. 3.), both quoted by M r P u r t o n , I deem far too
doubtful to place any reliance on.
Fig. 1. A young plant. Fig. 2. A mature plant. Fig. 3. A section. Fig. 4.
Section o f a portion o f the hymenium, magnif ed. Fig. 5. Sporuliferous
tubes. Fig. 6, Sporules,
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