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293. M. elegans Quél, {elegans, neat) abc .
P. campanulate, livid yellowish; mid. fuscous. St. floccose at
base, hvid-yellowish. G. adnato-decurrent, whitish or yellowish,
edge orange.
Odour weak of fennel or none. Woods, chiefly pine, fir-leaves, stems of
Rubus; frequent. Aug.-Nov. f X 2§ x ^3^ in.
294. M. rubromarglnata Gill, (from the red margin of the gills) a c.
P. hemispherical, subumbonate, white or pale reddish. St. white.
G. adnato-decurrent, whitish or grey, edge rose or brown-
purple.
Odour none. On branches, leaves and rotten twigs in woods, chiefly pine
and larch ; frequpt. July-Nov. f X i j X A A variety, fuscopurpurea
Mass., with a dusky purple pileus, grows on willows.
295. M. olivaeeomarginata Mass. (from the olive margin of the
gills) a b.
P. conico-hemispherical, subumbonate, honey-colour. 5/. colour
as P., base tinged rufous. G. uncinato-adnexed, broad
subdistant, pallid with a brownish-olive edge.
Woods, lawns. Oct. f x iJ X jV in-
296. M. strobilina Gill, (from its usual habitat, fir-cones, strobihis) a b.
P. campanulate, acutely umbonate, scarlet, paler at marg. St.
scarlet, white-strigose at base. G. adnato-decurrent, paler than
P., edge blackish-scarlet. Flesh crimson.
Cones, leaves and twigs of Scotch fir, sometimes in beech-woods ■ rare Oct
i X 2 X iV in- , - .
297. M. rosella Quél, {roseus, rose-coloured) abc .
P. campanulate, subumbonate, deep or pale rose. St. colour as
P., seldom strigose at base. G. adnate, pale rose, edge dark
purple.
Laxly gregarious. Amongst leaves, twigs, and decaying cones in fir-woods •
uncommon. June-Dee. f X i f X jV in.
b. A doni dea.
298. M. pura Quél, (from its pure colour) abc.
A. campanulate, broadly umbonate, brittle, flesh-colour, variable
m shade. St. often rooting, flesh-colour, pale ochreous below.
G. sinuato-adnate, veined, whitish to pale flesh-colour.
Taste and odour strong, hot, disagreeable, pungent of radish or cabbage-
stalk. Woods, meadows ; common. June-Nov. 2 X 4 X | in. There
is a white variety. Varies larger and ¿mailer, sometimes very d «k when
dry. bometimes attacked by Mucor macrocarpus.
299. M. pseudopura Sacc. (from its resemblance to 298 ; Gr pseudos
false) a. ’
Structure and colour same as 298, of which it is probably one of
the smaller forms. Colour rosy. G. whitish.
Odour none. Woods. Autumn. I X 2f X fg in.
300. M. zephira Quél, (from its coming with the rain-wind or west
wind Zephyros) a c.
P. hemispherical, diaphanous, white flesh-colour; mid. often
fuscous. St. white to flesh-colour. G. adnate, veined, white.
Decayed fir, amongst dead leaves in woods. Sept.-Dee. l | X 3 | X J in.
G. and P. sometimes foxy-stained.
301. M. Adonis Quél, (from its beauty—like Adonis) a b.
P. conico-campanulate, white, yellow, greenish, orange or crimson.
St. lighter than P. G. ascending, adnexo-toothed or adnate,
colour as St.
Woods, pastures; uncommon. Sefit.-Nov. f X X A 'n.
302. M. lineata Quél, (from the lined or sulcate pileus) a b.
P. plane, subumbonate, membranous, pale yellowish. St. colour
as P. G. adnate, white. Flesh pale brownish.
Amongst moss. Sept.-Oct. I X 2J X y i in. Colour variable.
302a. M. farrea Quél, (from the pileus, the colour of ripe wheat and
powdered as if with flour ; farreus, made of spelt) a.
P. very thin, campanulato-expanded, subumbonate, pale buff-
yellowish, becoming pale, shining white pulverulent; marg.
sulcate, crenulate. St. somewhat rooting, silky-striate, pale
steel-grey, white pulverulent above. G. adnate, thin, connected
with veins, somewhat fimbriate, white.
Mossy and grassy places. I X 34 X A This and 336a are the only
species of the genus with pulverulent pilei.
303. M. luteoalba Quél, {luteus, yellow, albus, white) abc.
P. expanded, umbonate, pale yellow. St. white, faint yellowish
at base. G. adnato-toothed, shining white.
Woods, fir, amongst moss ; uncommon. Aug.-Nov. f X i f X A «■
304. M. flavoalba Quél, {flavus, light yellow, albus, white) abc.
P. expanded, broadly umbonate, ochre-biscuit, paler at marg.
St. faint yellowish at base. G. adnexed or adnate, distant,
white.
In troops. Woods and meadows, under firs; frequent. July-Dec.
I X i | X A « •
305. M. laetea Quél, (from the milk-white colour ; lac, milk) abc.
P. campanulate, umbonate, varying faint biscuit. St. attenuate
upwards, fibrillose at base. G. adnato-rounded or sinuate,
crowded.
Scattered, rarely cæspitose. Woods, chiefly amongst and on pine-leaves ;
common. July-Dee. I X 2 | X in. Must be carefully distinguished
from other species of the genus which become white.
306. M. gypsea Quél, (from its colour, like gypsum) ab. ^
P. conico-campanulate, umbonate ; mid. faintly biscuit. St.
attenuate upwards, strigose at the faintly biscuit base. G.
adnexo-ascending or adnate.
Cæspitose. Tasteless ; odour alkaline, varying strong to weak. Stumps.
June-Nov. 4 X 3I X 4 in.
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