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naked, flocculose, squamulose, silky or atomate; margin at first
incurved, not usually striate. Stem normally central, cartilaginous,
fistulose or spongy-stuffed, simple or imperfectly annulate. Gills
free or adnate, not decurrent. ferruginous. (Fig. 37.)
Fig. 37.—A, Nau co ria Cuctunis Gill. ; b, N . p o rrightosa Karst.
E n tire and in section ; one-half natural size.
The species grow on the ground or are epiphytal, sometimes
rooting ; they are mostly small in size and brown in colour.
Naucoria corresponds in structure with Collybia, Leptonia, and
partially with Psilocybe and Panæolus. Species 703—746
a. Gymnotm. Pileus smooth. Veil obsolete, except 711 and 717.
Spores ferruginous, not becoming fuscous-ferruginous,
except 712.
Gills usually free or slightly adnexed. 703—716
Pileus convexo-plane. GUIs usually adnate. 717—721
Pilais campanulate, then expanded, except 722 and 723.
Gills usually adnate. 722—728
b. PhcEotoe. Pileus naked. Veil potential, but rarely manifest ;
when visible, in the form of a fugacious cortina. Gills
and spores fuscous-ferruginous.
Growing in fields and on plains, except 730. 729—734
Growing in moist uncultivated woody places. 735—738
c. Lepidotoe. Pileus flocculose or squamulose. Veil manifest.
Spores ferruginous, except 744.
Pileus with separating, superficial squamules. 739, 740
Pileus with innate squamules. 741—744
Pileus without scales, silky or atomate. 745, 746
a. Gyinnotoe.
703. N. lugubris Sacc. (from its sombre colours ; lugeo, to mourn) a.
P. expanded, gibbous or subumbonate, sometimes glutinous,
ochreous-tan to ferruginous. St. fusiform-rooting, whitish
above, ferruginous below. G. ferruginous.
Often cæspitose. Mountainous fir-woods. Autumn. 2 X t i X # in
Resembling 229.
704. N. festiva Bres. {festivus, handsome) a b.
P. expanded, umbonate, glutinous, brownish-olive, whitish when
dry. St. attenuate downwards, buff-white. G. ventricose,
crowded, salmon-ferruginous.
Woods, amongst dead leaves and grass. Sept. i f x 4 X A in.
705. N. obtusa Sacc. (from the obtuse pileus) a b.
P. campanulate, sienna-reddish, becoming pale ; marg. substriate.
St. paler than P. V. obsolete. G. adnato-ascending, edge
serrulate, colour as P. or St.
On the ground. Autumn, i f X 2j X A i'l-
706. N. subglobosa Sacc. (from the shape of the pileus) a c.
P. subviscid, yellowish or pale brassy-yellow. St. striate, paler
than P. G. ascending, ventricose, ochreous flesh-colour.
Spores pale, pallid.
On the ground. Autumn. I X 2f X J in.
707. N. hamadryas Sacc. (from the habitat ; Gr. hamadruas, a woodnymph)
a b.
P. hygrophanous, expanded, gibbous or umbonate, bay-brown-
ferruginous, becoming buff or ochreous-tan. St. shining silky-
fibrillose, whitish-tan, with slight A. low down in some young
examples. G. sinuato-adnexed, crowded, edge eroded, ferruginous.
Woods, on the ground. Nov. 2j X 3j X | in.
708. N. eidarls Sacc. (from a fancied resemblance in the pileus to a
tiara, Gr. kidaris) a.
P. campanulate, clay-cinnamon to tan. Si. attenuate downwards,
colour as P. above, deep sienna-blackish below. G. adnexo-
ascending, honey-colour.
Odour none. Woods, pine. Nov. 2j X 3 f X A
709. N. Cueumis Gill, (from its frequent odour of cucumber,
Cucumis). abc.
P. campanulate, deep chestnut-umber; marg. tan-buff; or wholly
tan-buff. St. attenuate downwards, bay or rich purple-brown.
G. adnexo-ascending, or strongly sinuate, ventricose, tan-buff.
Flesh purple-brown.
Odour strong, rank and penetrating of stale or rotten fish, sometimes ot
cucumber or a combination of fish and cucumber as in the odour of the
smelt. Woods, fir, grassy places, gardens, sawdust, fragments of wood ;
frequent. Sept.-Nov. 2j X 2| X A i"- See 634.
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