T A B. CCLXIX.
LYCOPERDON CERVINUM. Hudf. 641.
T H I S MUFT not be confounded with the L. cervinum
of Bolton, which is only a young fpecimen of the fpecies
in the laft plate. This may be readily diftinguiQied
by the granular covering and brittle texture. The
former is of a tough and fomewhat leathery fubftance,
with a fcaly outfide, and grows moftly above ground.
This fcarce ilrows its upper part above ground. They
both break irregularly, and have very few fibres
among the feed.
T A B. CCLXX.
LYCOPERDON GRANIFORMIS.
F I R S T Ihown me in Lord Mansfield's wood, Hampftead,
by Mr. Hunter, who ihowed me the laft. It
grows loofe, lying like fmall ihot above ground without
any apparent root. From its firft or fmalleft fize
it alters but little in colour. The riper ones are very
brittle, and crack irregularly. They enclofe a black
powder.
T A B . CCLXXI.
L Y C O P E R D O N VARIOLOSUM. Fl. Ang.
S P H J E R I A LYCOPERDOIDES. With. ed. 3. 392.
FREQUENT on ftumps and flicks in damp woods,
though not readily obferved in the young or fmall
ftate; but when nearly matured, it may moft readily
be diftinguiihed by the cruftaceous covering of a brickred
on the outfide, and whiter within. This covering
is fomewhat brittle, when ripe cracking irregularly,
and enclofing a blackifh feed.
T A B . CCLXXÍL
RETICULARIA LYCOPERDON. Bull. 446. fig. 4.
With. ed. 3. 386.
LYCOPERDON FUSCUM. Hudf. 645.
FOUND occafionally on trees and paling after rain,
chiefly in autumn. At firft it has a mucilaginous appearance,
fomewhat frothy and whitifli; afterwards
the outward fkin refembles parchment with a filvery
glofs, but is very tender. At length, the leaft breath
of air will lacerate it, and a fine brown powder is expofed
to view, mixed with a few fibres. I doubt
whether this be properly a Reticularia. If it be, fo are
L. epidendrum, and its variety L. pijiforme of Jacquin.
The plants of this genus are mucilaginous in the
beginning; they vary extremely withinfide, as may
be feen in our R. multicapfula, tab. 179, and R. alba,
tab. 280.
The reprefentation of the duft in the lowermoft
figure is coloured with the powder of the plant itfelf.