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194 AGARICACEÆ Anellaria
890. P. gfossypina Gill. (from its cotton-like fibrils; gossypium,
cotton) abc.
P. expanded, ochreous-clay ; mid. pale sienna ; marg. striate.
St. whitish-tomentose. G. adnexed, ventricose, white, then
fuscous-black.
Subcæspitose. Woods, twigs, on the ground. May-Oct. 2j x 2| x A «•
891. P. noli-tangere Que'l. (from its fragility, breaking at a touch;
noli tangere, do not touch) a b.
P. expanded, obtuse, hygrophanous, pale umber when large, dark
fuscous when small, becoming pale ; marg. striate, appendiculate
with sc. St. subnaked, even, grey-white above, fuscous
or slate below. G. adnexo- or adnato-rounded, fuscous. Flesh
pale brownish.
Gregarious. Oak chips, amongst moss, damp sandy ground. Sept.-Dec.
I X i | X A in.
892. P. mierorrhiza Sacc. (from the small rooting stem ; Gr. mikros,
small, rhiza, a root) abc .
P. ochreous or rufous, at first yellow-pilose, then pale, atomate.
St. attenuato-rooting, whitish-scaly. G. adnexo-ascending,
black-brown.
Gregarious. Gardens, on the ground. Sept. i | X 4 X A in-
893. P. urtieæeola Sacc. (from its habitat, nettle-roots ; urtica, a
nettle, coto, to inhabit).
P. white-flocculent ; marg. striate. St. white-flocculent. G.
adnexo-ascending, rich chocolate.
At the base of old nettle-stems. Aug. A X I X A in-
Series V. COPRINARII Fr.
(From the habitat; Gr. kopros, dung.)
Spores black. Gills from the first separate, not cohering and
becoming fluid as in Coprinus.
Intermediate between the preceding series and Coprinus.
Genera XXXIX-XLI.
XXXIX. ANELLARIA Karst.
(From the annulus ; anellus, a little ring.)
Veil appendiculate at the margin of the pileus. Hymenophore
confluent with, but heterogeneous from the cartilaginous stem. Pileus
subfleshy, conico-campanulate, without striæ, shining when dry, not
expanding, the margin exceeding the gills. Stem central, lustrous,
somewhat firm, fistulose, annulate. Gills ascending, black or
variegated slate-blackish, not deliquescent. (Fig. 48.)
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The species usually grow in rich grassy places or on dung, from
summer to late autumn, often near towns and villages.
Fig. 48.— A n e lla r ia separata Karst.
Entire and in section.
One-third natural size.
The nearest structural allies are found in Amanita, and the non-
British genera Metraria and LocelUna. Species 894—896
894. A. separata Karst, (from its appearance, distinct from species
placed near it) abc.
P. whitish to tan-ochreous; mid. sienna-tinted. St. attenuate
upwards, colour as P. A. distant, persistent, white. G. adnato-
ascending, broad, dark purplish-slate.
In pastures on dung ; common. April-Dee. 2j X 6J X J in. Stem
sometimes 8 in.
895. A. seitula Sacc. (scitulus, handsome) a b.
P. dull pale ochre. St. white, base peronate, ending as a persistent
A. below mid. G. adnexo-ascending, ashy-grey to
black. Flesh white.
On cow-dung, on soil in a flower-pot, Scarborough, 1885. A X i j X pg in.
896. A. fimiputris Karst, (from its habitat, rotten dung ; fimus, dung,
putris, rotten) abc.
P. innato-silky, pale umber to dark lead-colour; marg. appendiculate
with white V. St. colour as P., umber below. A.
superior, small, imperfect. G. adfixo-ascending.
Solitary, rarely cæspitose. Taste insipid. Fields, gardens, horse-dung ;
common. April-Dee. l i X 5 | X J in. Examples with a wrinkled
pileus must not be confounded with 900.
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