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P. Pulvmate or subumbonate, pale buff; marg. crenato-lobed Æ
and Flesh white. G. rounded or adnate
P ° P > - .
“ “ -g“ ° f pileus;
P. infundibuliform, hygrophanous, whitish; marg lobed and
g ' attenuate downwards,
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415. P. Ruthæ Sacc. (after Ruth Berkeley) a.
P. plano-depressed, fan-shaped, tan-whitish ; marg. striate 5 /
Snïi p“ e“r.°„‘Sl; *dna.o<l=cu,r„.:
^ â . x f x i i n . Sometimes twisted and contorted Hke 1158
mistaken':"“^ ^ m£“ be":eadüy
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^ o a lT Z f f depressed, flocculoso-pruinate ; mid.
S a t e pfe }, b> b Ptttinato-sinuate. Plesh whitish, faintly sienna at bvialsloeu os.f steUm. adnate or
TmanrgT. wuhlistle ,^T x= <2%J >X< ?*«l•r ÎAT v^ar-i ety has B. ashy with mid. bl-ack i®an3d2
"’\Z Ï;T /f U l r “ ftke
downwards. G.
° Ï x T | x Rotting stumps, birch. Sept.-Oct.
its taste; sffldus, savoury) rr b e.
omr lkavveenndeZr r sÏhâaddeedd. ^ ’ Si. connato-branched,« eshmreooouths, bwrhoiwten
G. subdistant, reticulate on stem, white. Spores pale like
Cæspitose. Trunks, elm. July-Aug. 4 i X 2| X | in.
419. p. pantoleueus Gill, (from its colour; Gr.yhiy, all, /../r.r, white)
^bro°ad“ ’ spathukte, smooth. NZ excentric. (7.
Sowlititahr ya. deTprruensksesd, bprilaenucsh. es, willow. Oct. 4l-xX 22^l^ xx f6 i:nn . Sometimes smail,l
420. P. mutilus Gill, (from its being changeable in form ; mutilus,
maimed) a c. White.
P. excentric, lateral, reniform or spathukte, depressed, silky-
smooth. St. excentric or lateral with a villous base.
Dead wood, rotting elm, fir-plantations, on a grassy hillside. Aug.-Dec.
i | X J X J in. Might be mistaken for a small Clitocybe. Sometimes
appears on mushroom-beds.
421. P. ostreatus Quél, (from the shape and colour of the pileus ;
ostrea, an oyster) abc .
P. convexo-depressed, subexcentric, slate or brownish, when
young sometimes almost black. St. connato-branched, excentric,
rarely central, sometimes obsolete, white. G. reticulate
below, whitish.
Cæspitose-imbricate. Said to be edible. Odour strong. Trunks and logs,
elm, poplar, walnut, beech, laburnum, apple, Wistaria; once on dry
cerebral matter in skull of a stranded whale. Jan.-Dee. 4| X 2 X J in.
Var. cohanbinus Quél, has a purplish pileus and bluish or greenish marg.
Var. glandulosus Mass. has tear-like drops on the gills.
422. P. euosmus Sacc. (Gr. euosmus, sweet-smelling) abc.
P. convexo-depressed, tan to olivaceous-brown. St. varying
long, short or obsolete. G. reticulate below. Spores tan,
lilac or salmon-shaded.
Cæspitose-imbricate. Said to be poisonous. Odour of tarragon. Stumps,
logs, poplar, elm. April-Oct. 5 i X 3j X I in. Intermediate forms
between this and 421 occur.
423. P. revolutus Gill, (from the ultimately revolute margin of the
pileus) a.
P. plane, smoky, lead- or mouse-colour ; mid. darker. St.
whitish. G. serrulate, whitish.
Solitary or subcæspitose. Trunks, poplar, beech. Autumn. I o |X 2j x 2 Ìn.
424. P. salignus Quél, (from one of its habitats ; Salix, willow) abc.
P. pulvinate, plane, ochreous, smoky slate-colour or almost black.
St. almost obsolete, tan. Spores dull whitish.
Solitary, rarely cæspitose or imbricate. Trunks, willow, ash, elm, sycamore,
alder. Sept.-Feb. 5J X J X i f in.
425. P. aeerinus Gill, (from one of its habitats ; Acer, maple) a b.
White.
P. tough, fleshy, thin, silky-villous, pale rufous when dry. St.
sublateral or obsolete, villous. G. very crowded, thin, white
then yellow ; livid-vinous when dry.
Trunks, maple, ash, plane. Autumn. 3 X X i in.
b. Dimidiatoe.
426. P. petaloides Quél, (from a fancied resemblance to a leaf;
Gr.petalon, a leaf, eidos, appearance) abc.
P. plane, subumbonate, fuscous, brown, ochreous or purplish.
St. subkteral, villous, whitish. G. decurrent, white, yellowish
or ashy.
Gregarious, cæspitose or imbricate. Taste bitter. Terrestrial and on stumps,
pine ; rare. Aug.-Jan. 3 | X I X i in.