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726. N. sideroides Gill, (from the colour of the stem, like oxide of
iron ; Gr. sideros, iron, eidos, appearance) a c.
P. subumbonate, subviscid, pale yellowish to cinnamon ; marg.
slightly striate. St. slightly attenuate downwards, white above,
becoming yellowish or ferruginous. G. with a tooth, somewhat
cinnamon.
Stumps, trunks, chips, ash ; rare. Oct.-Nov. i j X 2j X A in-
727. N. hadipes Sacc. (from the brown stem ; badius, bay-brown,
pes, a foot) a b.
P. umbonate, tan to cinnamon ; mid. darker ; marg. striate.
St. ferruginous, fuscous-blackish below, base white-floccose.
G. ventricose, pale yellowish-ferruginous.
Under larches. Oct.-Nov. i j X 3 X A in-
728. N. nasuta Sacc. (from the shape of the umbo ; nasutus, with a
conspicuous nose) a b.
P. acutely umbonate, ochreous to citron- or greenish-ochreous ;
marg. striate; mid. orange or sienna. St. equal, flexuous,
smooth, even, yellow, ferruginous below. G. broadly adnate,
then rounded adnate, subcrowded, pallid, then brownish.
Flesh thin, citron-lemon, ferruginous in St.
Gregarious. Swampy places under trees. Autumn. i j X i f X A ’n-
Massee regards the British form as a distinct species, N. hydrophila.
b. Phmotm.
729. N. vervaeti Quél, (from its habitat ; vervactum, fallow ground) a e.
P. plane, subviscid, light yellow; mid. darker. St. smooth,
whitish. G. adnate, toothed, ferruginous-fuscous. Flesh white.
Pastures, gardens ; uncommon. May-Nov. i j X i f X J in.
730. N. triseopus Sacc. (from the hair-like stem; Gr. thrix, a hair,
pous, a foot) a.
P. convexo-plane, umbonate, bay-brown to ochreous. St. flexuous,
ferruginous. G. adnate or adnexed, subcrowded, dark
ferruginous.
Copses, rotten wood, old wood in cellars. Autumn. J X i f X g \ in.
731. N. pediades Quél, (from its frequent habitat; Gr. pedion, a
plain) abc.
P. plane, obtuse, rimoso-rivulose, yellow or somewhat buff.
St. with a small basal bulb, colour as P., paler above and below.
G. adnexed or adnate, subdistant, dull cinnamon. Flesh whitish.
Pastures, lawns, roadsides, etc. ; frequent. July-Nov. I.j X 2f X A
732. N. arvalis Quél, (from its habitat ; arvuni, a cultivated field) abc.
P. plane, subviscid, subrugose, tan-buff. St. enlarged downwards,
rooting, or branched-rooting, colour as P., furnished with an
arachnoid A., when young. G. adnexo-sinuate, subdistant,
warm-umber.
Taste disagreeable. On the ground, sea-sands. July. i j X i f X J in.
Rooting base i j in.
733. N. semiorbieularis Quél, (from the hemispherical pileus;
semi, half, orbicularis, round) abc .
P. smooth, viscid, corrugate when dry, tawny-ferruginous to tan.
St. pallid-ferruginous or tan, rarely with trace of A. G. adnate,
subrounded or sinuate, ferruginous.
Pastures, ro a d s id e s , etc., examples in Brit. Mus. f rom interior of skull o f a
S tr a n d e d whale ; common. June-Nov. lè X X ^ in.
734. N. tahaeina Gill, (from the colour of the pileus as of tobacco,
tabacum) a. Bay-brown-fuscous.
P. plane, subobtuse, hygrophanous, traces of V. at marg.
St. lighter above, darker below. G. adnate or adnexed.
Subcæspitose. Waysides, amongst short grass. Autumn. î X ij x A in-
735. N. tenax Gill, {tenax, tough) abc.
P. expanded, obtusely umbonate, viscid, cinnamon or shaded
olive, fuscous or pale fuscous-slate. St. adpressedly fibrillose,
light-yellowish to slate-white. G. adnate, subcrowded, whitish-
fuscous.
Fields, amongst sticks. Oct. i X x A « -
736. N. Myosotis Quél, (from its growing in wet places with forgetme
not, Myosotis) a b.
P. expanded, umbonate, viscid, olivaceous or olive-brownish,
becoming light; marg. striate, cortinate with white V.
St. often flexuous, fibrillose, white above, brownish below,
sometimes with a fugitive A. G. adnate with a tooth, subdistant,
brown-ferruginous, with a serrate white edge.
Bogs with Myosotis and Potentilla Comarum. July-Aug. 2Ì x S | X J in
Very variable.
737. N. temulenta Quél, (from the bibulous substance and flexuous
stem ; temulentus, drunken) a b.
P. expanded, subumbonate, moist, ferruginous or reddish,
ochreous or whitish when dry; marg. striate. St. pale dull
orange or reddish, white at base. G. adnate, subdistant,
attenuate in front, reddish.
Woods, open moist places. Aug.-Sept. i j X 2J x f in.
738. N. latissima Sacc. (from the very broad gills; latissimus, very
broad) a b c.
P. hemispherical, umber, orange-sienna-shaded, or orange-yellow ;
mid. flat. St. greatly attenuate downwards, tan with a
brownish base. G. rounded adnate, separating, greyish then
brown.
Amongst grass. Sept. i j x 2f X A in. Pileus sometimes i f in. in
diam. The mycelium forms an earthy ball at base of stem.
c. Lepidotoe.
739. N. porniginosa Karst, (from the scurfy pileus; porriginosus,
full of scurf) a b.
P. expanded, obtuse or subumbonate, dull yellow, clad with
saffron flocci; marg. appendiculate with V. St. silky, then