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Fig. 10. P. Minuta.

THIS was discovered on the head of Agaricus lycoperdomides and consifts of a minute stipes, with many minute, bead-like, transparent, somewhat ovate vesicles, placed on each other, gradually enlarging upwards.

Fig. 11. P. subsessilis.

NOT uncommon on the remains of reeds dragged out of ditches in autumn. It is composed of little black ovate vesicles, placed on each other in extremely minute bundles.

Fig. 12.

FOUND on a bee-hive by the Rev. Mr. Kirby. It is feemingly an imperfect fungous substance, dried somewhat waxy, and may belong to the Auricularia, or Boleti.