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glands or abortive pilei, colour as P. Attached to Sclerotium
lacimosuvi. G. adnate, white.
marg. St.
G. adnatoi
bogs. I f x s è x j in . ,
e. Lcevipedcs.
250 C. eollina Quél, (from its frequent habitat ; collinus, a hill) a b c
/ I e.xpanded, subumbonate, somewhat viscid, pale yellowish-
brown. St. colour as P. G. adnexo-toothed, white
Usua^Iy^gregarious. Grassy slopes, about beech-stumps ; uncommon. Oct.
251. C. thelephora Sacc. (from its bearing a small umbo on the
pileus ; Gr. thelc, a nipple,//zird, to bear) a b.
P. campanulate, brown or yellow-brown, paler at
brown above and whitish below, or the reverse
toothed, white to yellowish.
Gregarious Inodorous. Peat-bogs, partly dry sphagnum-
A near ally of 250. z j n s.
252. C. ventrieosa Gill, (from the enlarged lower part of stem;
ventct, the belly) abc . Pale warm-brownish.
P. campanulato-convex, slightly umbonate. St. attenuate upwards
Woods. Oct. 2 | X 3S X A in-
253. C. Stevensonii Sacc. (after the Rev. Dr. Stevenson, mycologist) a
attenuate downwards,
deeply rooting, whitish-yellow above, brownish below. G. very
broad, adnato-toothed, white.
° ® ^ A Resembling in habit members of
Oct. 4 X 3f X 4 in. Greatly resembles a Mycena. Allied to 253.
p . campanulato-convex, subumbonate, whitish to deep biscuit •
um. sienna. A/ strigose at base, yellow to sienna-biscuit. G.
adnexo-free, whitish.
Pine-woods, amongst cones, leaves and twigs. July-Nov i# x 2i x 1 in
Not unlike 1394 in general appearance. ^ D X 2^ x 4 m.
256. C. nitellina Gill, (from its colour; nitella, a dormouse) a b
f ”®’ reddish-tan or brown, sometimes pale.
i?fronl°ram attenuate
®°0 c7 ' By ™ads and paths in wood.s. Mayd
c iÙ y b e . ''"'■y "“ “ft ™bonate variety. Allied
257. C. sueeinea Quél, (from its colour ; succiuum, amber) abc .
P. plano-convex, smooth, deep rich brown. St. colour as P.
G. adnate, white.
Solitary. Odour none. Woods, mixed, grassy places, under trees. May-
Dee. i | X i f X Ì in.
258. C. nummularia Gill, (from a fancied resemblance in the pileus
to a small coin, nummulus) a c. White, sometimes faintly
shaded ochreous or reddish.
P . expanded, slightly depressed, somewhat umbonate. St.
attenuate downwards. G. adnexo-free.
In troops, cæspitose. Woods, mixed, amongst leaves and twigs. July-Nov.
i f X 24 X 4 in-
259. C. esculenta Quél, (from its edible qualities) abc.
P. plane, dull ivory-ochreous to umber. St. attenuate downwards,
deeply rooting, yellow to pale reddish-brown. G. adnexed to>
adnato-toothed, whitish.
Gregarious. Edible. Taste bitter, agreeable to some, unpleasant to others..
Pastures, grassy places near plantations, pine-woods, sometimes on hotbeds
common. April-May. i X 5 X in. Sold in Austrian markets as food
under the name Nagelschwamme.
260. C. tenaeella Quel, {tenax, tough) abc.
P. convexo-plane, subumbonate, brown or brownish to white.
St. attenuate and fibrillose at base, whitish above, rufescent
below. G. adnexo-toothed, whitish.
Solitary or in troops. Taste pleasant. On leaves and cones in pine-woods,
and under cedars. April-Dee. l4 X 3f X 4 in- The s x i. stolonifer (pat\.
roots for four or more inches. It is difficult to distinguish 260 from 259.
and neither must be confused with 246.
260a. C. planlpes Sacc. (from the plane stem ; planus, plane, pes, a
foot) a.
P. orbicular, expanded, somewhat viscid, bay. St. rooting,
colour of P. G. free.
Cæspitose. Woods. Sept. 4 X rf X to in-
261. C. aeervata Gill, (from its growing in dense clusters ; cuervus,
a heap) a b.
P. hemispherical, then flat, tan or brown. St. tan- to deep
rufous-brown. G. adnexo-free, salmon.
Woods, fir, dead wood; frequent. Sept.-Oct. 2j X 3J X J in.
262. C. dryophila Quél. (Gr. drus, oak,philos, loving) abc.
P. plane, tan, brown or brownish when soddened ; mid. faintly
ochreous. St. villous at base, tan to brown. G. adnexo-free,
whitish. Flesh white.
Dangerous when cooked according to a case cited by Dr. Badliam {Esculent
Funguses, 1863, p. 107). The taste when raw leaves a burning sensation
on the fauces and a sense of suffocation. Amongst leaves, woods, hedge-
bottoms, gardens, grassy places; common. May-Oct. 3 i X 4f X ^in.
Variable, gills sometimes sterile. Vox.funicularis Karst. Large, tufted,
decumbent ; G. sulphur.
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