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 will readily account for this. These octosperm seed-vessels have given name to the genus Octospora in Hedwig, which includes many of the Pezizæ as having a similar strusture. These before us are of a light greenish yellow, varying to brown.

OF a semi-transparent waxy appearance; not uncommon on the under sides of rotting wood in somewhat close places, and may be a variety of P. cinerea, t. 64, dried before perfected.

Fig. 8. P. abbotiana.

This pretty fungus was sent me, some time since, by the Rev. Dr, Abbot, from Bedfordshire. I sketched it as soon as it came, but waited for more of it, as 1 expected to find some with foliage to constitute it a Lichen. As the specimen here figured had not any thing like the crust or foliage of a Lichen, I therefore venture to figure it as Fungus. TAB. CCCXC.

Sm. Spicil. t. 12. Dickson's Fas. Cryp. 1. 24.

first author who appears to have noticed this most extraordinary Fungus is Mr. Woodward, of Bungay, in Phil. Trans of London, v. 74. 473. t. 16. It has been found in sandy banks near Norwich, and in Suffolk, by Mr Woodward. Mr. Davey, of the Grove, Yoxford, finds it annually in Suffolk. I do not know that it has been detected in the state of an egg, or ball, which appears to be formed under ground as the balls of the Phalli, tab. 329 and 330, are above ground. The stipes and pileus are included in a curious manner. The outer and coarser volva has a sort of lining, which covers the frucification on the volva that surrounded the stem, the peculiar protrusion of which bursts the whole, tearing the covers, &c. and forms a cap, or pileus, of the three coverings, with part of the stem