appears in
their favour. In fact, it may be questioned whether, after all, fungi
do not present a larger proportion of really useful species than any
other of the cryptogams; and without any desire to disparage the
elegance of ferns, the delicacy of mosses, the brilliancy of some
algae, or the interest which attaches to lichens, it may be claimed for
fungi that in real utility (not uncombined with injuries as real) they
stand at the head of the cryptogams, and in closest alliance with the
flowering plants.

[A] Badham, Dr. C. D., "A Treatise on the Esculent Funguses of
England," 1st edition (1847), p. 81, pl. 4; 2nd edition, edited
by F. Currey, M.A. (1863), p. 94, pl. 4; Cooke, M. C., "A Plain
and Easy Account of British Fungi," 1st edition (1862), p. 44.

[B] Mr. Worthington Smith has published, on two sheets, coloured
figures of the most common esculent and poisonous fungi
(London, Hardwicke), which will be found more useful than mere
description in the discrimination of the species.

[C] Roques, J., "Hist. des Champignons Comestibles et Veneneux,"
Paris (1832), p. 130.

[D] Lenz, Dr. H. 0., "Die Nuetzlichen und Schaedlichen Schwaemme," Gotha
(1831), p. 32, pl. 2.

[E] Bull, H. G., in "Transactions of Woolhope Club" (1869). Fries
admits them as distinct species in the new edition of his
"Epicrisis."

[F] Hussey's "Illustrations of Mycology," ser. i. pl. 79.

[G] Sowerby's "British Fungi," pl. 244.

[H] Favre-Guillarmod, "Les Champignons Comestibles du Canton de
Neuchatel" (1861), p. 27.

[I] Sowerby, "English Fungi," pl. 122; Smith, in "Seemann's Journ.
Bot." (1866), t. 46, f. 45.

[J] Klotsch, "Flora Borussica," t. 374; Smith, in "Seem. Journ. Bot."
(1869), t. 95, f. 1-4.

[K] Krombholz, "Abbildungen der Schwaemme," pl. 41, f. 1-7.

[L] Tratinnick, L., "Fungi Austriaci," p. 47, pl. 4, f. 8.

[M] Vittadini, "Fungi Mangerecci," pl. 23.

[N] Cooke, in "Journal of Botany," vol. viii. p. 352.

[O] Cooke, M. C., "A Plain and Easy Guide," &c., p. 38, pl. 6, fig.
1.

[P] Krombholz, "Schwaemme," t. 8. Vittadini, "Mang." t. 1.

[Q] Vittadini, "Mangerecci," t. 9.

[R] Berkeley, "Outlines," pl. 3, fig. 5.

[S] Saunders and Smith, "Mycological Illustr." pl. 23.

[T] Cooke, M. C., "Handbook of British Fungi," vol. i. pl. 1, fig.
2.

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