. Synopsis of the British Basidiomycetes ; a descriptive catalogue of the drawings and specimens in the Department of botany, British museum. Fig. 129.—Queletia niirabilis Fr. One-half natural size. A, entire , section, c, threads of capillitium and sports. X 750. CXIV. GEASTER Mich. (From the star-like appearance of mature plants;Gr. ge, the earth, aster, a star.) Peridium at first continuous, consisting of three layers, the twooutermost—exoperidium—splitting from the apex in a stellatemanner, the inner layer—endoperidium—sessile or pedicellate, fur-nished at the apex with one orifice,
. Synopsis of the British Basidiomycetes ; a descriptive catalogue of the drawings and specimens in the Department of botany, British museum. Fig. 129.—Queletia niirabilis Fr. One-half natural size. A, entire , section, c, threads of capillitium and sports. X 750. CXIV. GEASTER Mich. (From the star-like appearance of mature plants;Gr. ge, the earth, aster, a star.) Peridium at first continuous, consisting of three layers, the twooutermost—exoperidium—splitting from the apex in a stellatemanner, the inner layer—endoperidium—sessile or pedicellate, fur-nished at the apex with one orifice, rarely more. Columella pro-minent, rudimentary or obsolete. Capillitium dense. Terrestrial. (Fig. 130.) Species 2049—20622049 a. Myriostomata. Endoperidium with many orifices. />. Monostomatce. Endoperidium with a single orifice. Endoperidium pedicellate. 2050—2054 Endoperidium sessile. 2055 -2062 2 H 2 468 LYCOPERDACE/E Geaster. Fig. 130.—a, B, Geaster coliformis Pers., entire and in section. One-half natural size,c, threads ot capillitium and spores. X 750. d, e, G. Berkeleyi Mass., entire and in natural size. F, thread of capillitium and spores. X 750. G, H, G. fornicatus Fr.,entire and in section. One-half natural size, j, thread of capillitium and spores. X , l, G. ftmbriatiis Fr., entire and in section ; M, young plant in section. One-half naturalsize, n, threads of capillitium and spores. X 750. o, basidium with spores and thread ofcapillitium of G. rufescens Pers. Geaster LYCOPERDACE^E 469 a. Myriostomatce. 2049. G. eoliformis Pers. (from a fancied resemblance in the endo- peridium to a colander, colum) a b 7- to 10-segmented, unequal, pale umber. End. subglobose, scabrous, supported on numerous pedicels, pale slate. Col. usually obsolete or occurring as continuations of the pedicels. Gl. banks. Oct. Diam. of expanded Ex. 5^ in. b. Monostomatce. 2050. G. Bryant
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