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148 AGARICACEÆ Flammula
a Gyinnotoe. Pileus dry, most frequently squamulose. Vál
none, except 673 and 676. Spores ferruginous, fuscous-
ferruginous in 675. 670 677
b. Lubricæ. Pileus covered with a continuous, subseparable,
smooth, viscid pellicle. Veil fibrillose. Gills usually not
truly sinuate. Spores ferruginous, fuscous-ferruginous in
685, not tawny. Gregarious, terrestrial, rarely growing on
wood. Allies of Hebeloma. 678—685
c. Udæ. Pileus with a continuous, non-separable cuticle, slightly
viscid in rainy weather. Veil appendiculate at the margin
of the pileus, or forming an imperfect fibrillose annulus.
Spores not tawny or ochraceous. Cæspitose. Growing
on wood. Allies of Pholiota. ' 686—694
d. Sapineoe. Pileus scarcely pelliculose, flesh scissile or torn
above into scales, not viscid. Veil fibrilloso-adpressed to
the stem, not appendiculate at the margin of the pileus.
Gills light yellow or yellow, then tawny. Subcæspitose.
On pines, or terrestrial amongst pine-branches. 695—698
<?. Sericellce. Pileus dry, or at first viscid, slightly silky. Veil
fibrillose. 699 702
a. Gyinnotoe.
670. F. gymnopodia Quél. (from the naked stem ; Gr. gumnos,
naked, pous, a foot) a.
P. convex, gibbous, squamulose, ochreous-sienna; mid. darker.
St. solid, paler than P. G. deeply decurrent, crowded, colour
as P., cinnamon or orange.
Cæspitose. Pine sawdust, on the ground. Autumn, 4f X 3 X 4 in.
671. F. Aldridge! Mass. (after Miss Emily Aldridge) a.
P. infundibuliform, velvety, rich orange ; mid. sienna. St.
hollow, colour as P., black below. G. deeply decurrent, rich
orange.
Gregarious. Woods, amongst moss. Sept. 2f X 2| X 4 in.
672. F. vinosa Gill, (from its colour ; vinum, wine) a c.
P. infundibuliform, flocculose, umber, pink-shaded. St. solid,
attenuate upwards, flocculose, paler than P. G. decurrent,
colour as St., faintly pinkish at base.
On the ground ; rare. Oct. 2f X l | X A « •
673. F. PURPURATA Sacc. (from its purple colour) a b.
P. expanded, subumbonate, minutely flocculose, purple to
brownish-purple. St. solid, pallid above, purplish-brown below.
A . superior, red-fibrillose. G. adnate, lemon-yellow then
bright ferruginous, purple-brown where touched.
Taste very bitter. Tree-fern stems. May. 2 X l | X A
674. F. floeeifera Sacc. (from the white fibrils on the pileus ; floccus,
a flock of suoo\,fero, to carry) a.
P. expanded, tawny. St. hollow, attenuate downwards, white-
silky, pale ochreous below. G. adnate, wrinkled, ferruginous
with a white edge.
Cæspitose. Lime-stumps. Oct. 2X i^x^in.
675. F. deeipiens Sacc. (from its likeness to 685 ; decipio, to deceive)
abc.
P. convex, subumbonate, sienna; mid. almost white. 57. stuffed,
attenuate downwards, striate, tawny. G. decurrent, crowded,
sienna. Flesh yellowish.
Subfasciculate. Burnt gorse-stumps ; in company with 685. June. 14 X
i f X 4 in.
676. F. elitopila Sacc. (from the depressed pileus ; Gr. klitos, a
declivity) a b.
P. expanded, dry, pale purplish-brown, becoming whitish. St.
hollow, subventricose, attenuate downwards, slightly fibrillose
towards base, at first white then paler than P. A. imperfect,
fibrillose. G. sinuato-adnexed, crowded, colour as St.
Amongst firs. Nov. 2j X 24 X f in.
677. F. nitens Sacc. (from the shining pileus ; nitens, shining) a b.
P. expanded, obtuse, dry, silky, deep purple-brown or deep
bright chestnut. St. solid, fibrillose, reddish-salmon. G.
adnate, crowded, clay-umber. Flesh salmon-white.
Cæspitose. Taste and odour none. On the ground. Aug.-Sept.
i f X 2j X I in.
b. Lubricæ.
678. F. lenta Gill, [lentus, tough) abc.
P. plane, obtuse, whitish, clay-colour to lemon-white. V. white,
stretching from marg. to St. in infancy. St. substuffed, paler
than P., pale rufous below, white-scaly. G. adnate, sinuate or
decurrent, ferruginous. Flesh white to pale sulphur, brownish
at base of St.
Sometimes cæspitose. Woods, mixed, beech, oak, fir, on wood, leaves, on
the ground, meadows. Sept.-Dee. 2 | X 24 X 4 See 649.
679. F. lubrica Quél, (from the slimy pileus ; lubricus, slimy) a.
P. flat, obtuse or depressed; mid. deep sienna; marg. orange-
yellow. St. solid, laxly fibrillose, white above, fuscous below.
G. adnate or with a decurrent tooth, clay-colour.
Almost scentless. On or near trunks. Autumn. 2J X 2| X pg in.
680. F. lupina Karst, (from the colour of the pileus; lupus, a
wolf) a c.
P. obtuse, then plano-depressed, tawny. St. stuffed, whitish
above, ferruginous and adpressed-fibrillose below. G. adnato-
decurrent, light yellowish. Flesh white.
Taste bitter; odour mild to strong and pungent. Pastures. Aug.-Oct.
i j X 24 X 4 in.
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