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striate, at first adpressed to the stem, never involute. A few species
as the next genus is approached have the pileus slightly depressed.
sum simple, slender, central, fistulöse (except 310) and cartila-
ginous, sometimes hair-like, sometimes rooting amongst dead leaves.
Gilh adnate or adnexed, often sinuate, varied in attachment not
(Fig minutely denticulate or fringed at the edge.
Most of the species grow on twigs, stumps, dead branches and
dead leaves; some grow on the ground. They are usually slender,
small, beautiful and scentless, some have a strong alkaline or
mephitic odour ; some contain a coloured juice termed milk They
appear after rain in summer and autumn ; a few remain till earlv
a .
b.
Species 2 8 7 -3 6 6
CaMontes. Stem juiceless, base not dilated into a disc.
Gills saw-edged or fimbriate, darker edged. 287 297
Admüdeæ. Colour pure and bright, not becoming fuscous or
ashy, e^ ep t 300. Stem juiceless, base not dilated into a
disc. Gills of one colour, including the edge. Single
terrestrial, except 306 and sometimes 305. 298__306
A Rigidipedes._ Stem firm, tough, juiceless, somewhat strigose
and rooting. Gills white, changing to grey or reddish.
Persistent, odourless, usually growing on stumps and very
cæspitose, but single examples occur on the ground.
, ^ 307—316
d. Fragihpedes Pileus hygrophanous. Stem fragile, juiceless,
not dilated into a disc at the base. Gills changing colour.
Normally terrestrial and single, a few cæspitose and growing-
on wood. Strong smelling._____________________ 3^7__33I
Filipedes. Not hygrophanous. Stem juiceless. Gills
changing colour. Terrestrial amongst grass ; usually single.
335—342
/ . Lachpedes. Whole plant exuding a white or coloured juice.
. . 343—349
g. Gluhnipedes_. Stem glutinous. Must not be confounded with
species with smooth, moist or slippery stems._____ 350_356
h. Basipedes. A small dilated base, bulb or disc at the base of
the dry, equal, stem. Usually solitary. 357__301
I. Insihtioe. Stem apparently inserted or grafted into dead
leaves, etc. Soon flaccid, very tender. 362_366
a. Calodontes.
287. M. pelianthina Quel, (from the liiid pileus; Gr. peliaino, to
make hvid) a b. ’ h ,
p . umbonato-convex, pale brown, dull flesh-colour or lavender,
whitish when dry. St. ochreous-whitish or whitish-lavender.
G. adnate, purplish or brownish-white, minutely black-dotted at
edge. Flesh white to faintly purplish.
Woods, beech, oak, stumps and dead leaves. Aug.-Oct. r | X 3I X A
Somewhat resembles 224.
287a. M. earneosanguinea Rea (from the change of colour in the
flesh—on section—from white to blood-red ; cai'o, flesh,
sanguis, blood) a.
P. convex, subumbonate, smooth, livid-grey; mid. tinging to
rufous, paler when old. St. grey, yellowish below, base clad
with short mycelial threads. G. adnate, dull purplish-brown
with a crimson-red edge. Flesh moderately thick at mid. of P.
and apex of St., white, changing above to bright rose or
blood-red.
Woods. Aug. i j X i f X J in.
288. M. halanina Karst, (from its frequent habitat, beech-mast ; Gr.
balanos) a b.
P. convexo-umbonate, granulose, umber-ochreous. St. attenuate
downwards, satiny, white above, deep brown below. G.
rounded, free, sprinkled and fringed with dull purple spiculs.
Beech-mast, acorns, oak-leaves ; rare. Sept. iJ X 34 X J in.
289. M. iris Quél, (from its rainbow tints ; Gr. iris, the rainbow) abc.
P. hemispherical, evanescent blue-fibrillose on a pale umber,
lead-coloured or greenish ground; marg. sometimes cobalt.
St. pilose, pale umber above, bright blue-fibrillose at base.
G. adnexo-free, forming a collar behind, sometimes denticulate,
ashy.
On decayed twigs, stumps, chips, sticks and cones of fir, often deeply rooting
amongst pine-leaves. Sept.-Nov. f X 3 f X A « .
290. M. mirahilis Quél, {mirabiiis, wonderful) a.
P. conical, dull lavender-blue ; mid. ochreous. St. floccose, subrooting,
bluish below. G. adnexed, white, edge dotted with
dark particles.
Fir-trunks, amongst Hypnum. Aug. i X 3 X in. Perhaps the same
as 291.
291. ffl. marginella Quél, (from the minute fringe at the margin of
the gills) a.
P. conico-convex, floccose, pallid ; marg. dull bluish. St. tomentose
and bluish below. G. adnate or adnexed, white, edge
bluish- or reddish-flocculose.
Fir-trunks amongst Hypnum cupressiforme. Aug.-Sept. X 2 f X A «•
292. M. aurantiomarginata Quél, (from the orange margin of the
gills) a.
P. hemispherical, umbonate, olive-brown. St. attenuate upwards,
pale yellowish. G. attenuato-adnexed with a tooth, whitish,
floccose at edge.
Odour strong. Woods, silver fir. Nov. i f X i f X A