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naturelle des Champignons,” in which he has flaceà Phallus at
the end of the true Fungi. He observes of the tribe Cla-
throideæ (to which the genus belongs, “ Aussi leur position est-
elle encore restée incertaine, de sorte que quelques auteurs, tels
que F u ie s et L i n k , les placent parmi les Lycoperdacées ;
tandis que d’autres, tels que P e r so o n et N e e s d’FsENBECK,
les rangent parmi les champignons hyinénothèques. Cette
dernière opinion paroit la plus naturelle; Fn effet, la nature
charnue et non filamenteuse de ces champignons, l’analogie du
sac qui les renferme avant leur développement complet, avec la
volva des Amanita plutôt qu’ avec le péridium fibreux et sec
des Lycoperdacées ; enfin, la manière dont leurs sporules pa-
roisseiit renfermées dans des sacs membraneux analoques aux
thèques des vrais champignons, nous engagent à les placer auprès
de ces derniers, plutôt qu’ à la suite des Lycoperdacées.”
From what is known of the Clathroidece, I am inclined to adopt
IM. A d o l p h e B r o n g n ia r t ’s opinion, even though I cannot
agree that the membranaceous sacs containing the sporidia,
to which he alludes, have been distinctly ascertained to exist.
Could we indeed clearly find out how the sporidia are disposed,
one great step would be gained. B u l l ia r d speaks of certain
numerous and regular sinuous lines in the greeli substance of
the pileus previous to the bursting of the volva, and of numerous
little opaque seeds, arranged along the divisions, with intermediate
spaces full of a mucilaginous fluid. A part of this
may be readily enough seen, but the remainder is so vague, at
least so it appeared to me, that I have declined attempting to
figure what I could not clearly trace. At the same time, the
view given hy B u l l ia r d and'M. A d o l p h e B r o n g n ia r t is
not improbable, and may hereafter be made the subject of a supplementary
plate, should I ever be so fortunate as to satisfy
myself respecting the details.
L i n k , in th e v iew h e has tak en o f th e a ffinitie s o f Phallus,
considers th e v olva as a sporangium, th e stip e s as a columella,
and th e p ileu s as a capitulum.
T ab. 213. Fig. 1. A voha previous to hursling. Fig. 2. A volva recently hurst;
pieces o f the inner voha adhering to the stipes ; the green substance not yet
begun to liquefy. Fig. 3. The full-sized fungus ; the green substance having
disappeared, and exposed the cells o f the pileus ;— a\l natural size.
T a b . 214. Fig. 1. A voha artificially opened, and the outer volva drawn aside,
to shew the inner one enveloping the rest o f the fungus. Fig. 2. A section
o f a voha, and its contents, shewing the pileus already fuUy formed, and the
compressed cellules o f the stipes, S;c. <fc. Fig. 3. A complete vertical section
o f a mature plant. Fig. 4. Vie7v o f the summit o f the pileus oftener closed
than perforated; natural size. Fig. 5. Sporidia, magnified.