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upwards, even, smooth, silky, bulbous, colour as P. A. somewhat
distant, large, becoming free. G. free to distant, thin,
somewhat crowded, white, then salmon. Flesh somewhat firm
white.
Bushy places, amongst grass. Aug.-Oct. 3Ì X 5 | X f in.
XIV. PLUTEUS Quél.
(From a fancied resemblance in the pileus to the roof of a turret
or sentry box, pluteus.)
Veil represented by the fibrils, flock or pruina of the pileus.
Hymenophore distinct from the fleshy stem. Stem central, simple.
Gills free, white, then usually salmon, or with a shade of yellow.
Spores smooth or warted, pale rose, salmon or somewhat reddish
(Fig- 23-)
Mostly growing on or close to tree-trunks, appearing from the
spring to late autumn. They are all beautiful and tasteless ; none
are edible.
Pluteus agrees in structure with Hiatula, Pluteolus and Pilosace.
. . Species 458—472
Cuticle ol pileus separating into fibrils or flocci. 458—463
Pileus pruinate, atomate, somewhat pulverulent. 464— 467
Pileus naked, smooth. 4gg 4-72
458. P. eervlnus Quél, (from the fawn-brown pileus; cervus a
deer) abc . ’
P. expanded, broadly umbonate ; marg. entire. Si. solid, whitish,
black-fibrillose, lighter above. Flesh silky-white.
Tasteless, insipid, or subacid. Trunks, fir, pear, sawdust, earth, straw, dung -
common. Apnl-Nov. 4 Ì X 4Ì X J in . Sometimes mistaken for thé
mushroom. Var. eximius Mass. rufous-black. X 5 X i | in SomePluteus
AGARICACEÆ lOI
times P. 12 in. in diam. Yo.x.petasatus Mass., P. greyish-white. 6 x 8 x f in.
Var. patricius Mass., P. scaly. Var. B u llii Mass., P. deep-brown.
6^ in. in diam.
459. p. umhrosus Gill, (from its habitat ; umbrosus, shady) a b.
P. convex, broadly subumbonate, wrinkled, umber ; marg. fimbriate
with V. St. solid, villous-scaly; umber-whitish. G.
fuliginous-fimbriate at marg.
Dead wood, fir, oak. Sept. 2§ x 2Ì X 3^5 in. This has less claim to
specific rank than var. eximius of 458.
460. P. ephebius Gill, (from the down on the pileus ; ephebius, like
a youth) a b.
P. convex, tomentose, pale slate-blue or lilac, sometimes slate.
St. stuffed, whitish or bluish. G. salmon.
Rotten wood, trunks. 2 f X x J in.
461. P. salieinus Quél, (from its usual habitat, willow, Salix) a b.
P. convex, subumbonate, subpilose, pale blue-grey ; mid. slightly
wrinkled. St. colour as P., or clouded greenish.
Willow, bramble, alder. Feb.-Dee. i f X 2j X J in. Var. berylhis
Karst., P. greenish-streaked ; alder. Vix. fioccosa Sacc., two or three times
smaller than 460, to which it is allied.
462. P. hispidulus Gill, (from the slightly hispid pileus) a b.
P. convex, grey or purplish-grey. St. hollow, silvery-white.
Stumps, beech, earth in hothouses, f X i j X in.
463. P. pellitus Quél, (from the separable membrane of the pileus ;
pellitiis, clad in skins) a b.
P. hemispherical, silky-white. St. stuffed, white.
Odour disagreeable. Trunks, earth, rotten branches, twigs, chips, roots of
trees, amongst grass in pastures. July-Sept. i f X i f X J in.
464. P. nanus Quél, (from its small size ; nanus, dwarf) abc.
P. convex, umber or slate-brown ; mid. wrinkled. St. solid,
whitish.
Thatch, rotten wood, rotten sawdust, earth, sticks, leaves and in gardens.
Aug.-Oct. i f X 2f X A in. Var. lutescens Karst, has an orange-
yellow St., sulphur-yellowish flesh and salmon or sulphur G. Var.
major Mass. is larger than the type.
465. P. spilopus Sacc. (from the spotted stem; Gx. spilos,z.'sp>Qt,pous,
a foot) abc.
P. convex, subumbonate, rugulose, brown. St. stuffed, tan-white
or greyish, black-dotted.
Stumps, wood. Oct. 2f x i f X f in. Sometimes small, f X I in. or less.
466. P. semibulbosus Gill, (from the slightly enlarged base of stem)
a b.
P. hemispherical, sulcate, mealy, white. St. hollow, white, base
sienna and white cottony. G. distant; marg. entire.
Wood, branches, rotten wood, f X f X 4 in.