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Every plant then known to grow in Britain — native, cultivated or introduced — described, figured, named in Latin and English, with its history, its culture and its uses in the arts.

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Division II (III)

Tuberaceæ.

Sporangia membranous, scattered in an hymenium which is often grated with veins, and inclosed in the uterus. Sporidia pulpy at first. 2411. Tuber. Uterus closed, marbled with veins inside. Sporangia stalked, scattered among the veins. Subterraneous. 2+12. Rhizopogon. Uterus sessile, bursting with irregularity, with anastomozing veins inside. Sporangia sessile. Above ground.

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