From the circumstance of this fine species varying with a
nearly smooth or a highly tuberculated surface, several of the errors
connected with it may have probably arisen. In its most
common state, it really has a strong resemblance to a strawberry,
and a very Tyi'o could not hesitate to refer it to its proper
place. The present figure represents that state of our plant
which is permanently smooth,—a state in which it is most
liable to mislead, and which is probably occasioned by some
cause operating to impede its growth while in the young state.
Although both W i t h e r i n g and R e l h a n refer to Sow-
e r b y ’s figure, I doubt whether they have the true plant in
view, as their characters are not correct, and most of their
synonyms wrong.
Fig. 1. Strom, fragformis, var. loevis, nat. size. Fig. 2. A plant removed.
Fig. S. A plant vertically divided. Fig. 4. A small portion o f the circumference.
Fig. 5. Sporuks.— All but F ig . 1. more or less magnified.
