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a. Conocephalce. Veil obsolete. Pileus usually conico-campanulate,
hygrophanous, somewhat even, when dry dotted
with soft particles. Stem tense and straight. Gills ascending,
inserted at the top of the cone, somewhat crowded.
746a—754
b. Bryogence. Veil cortinate, fugacious. Pileus membranous,
campanulate, striate, smooth, hygrophanous, even when
dry, opaque, very slightly silky. Stem thin, lax, flexile,
slender. Gills broadly and planely adnate, broad, somewhat
denticulate. Habitat amongst moss except 758.
755—759
c. Eriodes-meiB. Veil manifest, superficial, separating, at first
chiefly round the margin, silky and squamulose. Pileus
somewhat membranous. 760, 761
a. Conocephalce.
746a. G. apala Quél, (from its habitat, rich pastures, not marshes as
in some allied plants ; a without, palus, a marsh) a c.
P. obtusely campanulate, submembranous, smooth, hygrophanous,
somewhat pale warm brown, or pallid-livid to white. St.
hollow, attenuate upwards, fragile, velvety, white. G. almost
free, somewhat narrow, ventricose, pale whitish-ochre.
In rich grassy places. Sept. 7J X 2j X A The form Sphcerobasis has
a smooth stem and bulbous base.
747. G. lateritia Quél, (from its reddish-brick-colour ; later, a brick)
abc.
P. conico-cylindrical, membranous, pale yellowish to ochreous-
brown ; marg. striate when moist. St. shining-whitish or paler
than P., white-pruinose. G. adnexo-ascending, cinnamon.
Rich pastures, grassy places ; rare. June-Oct. I X 4| X J in.
748. G. tenera Quél, (tener, tender) abc.
P. submembranous, deep buff or ferruginous to whitish ; marg.
striate when moist. St. shining, striate above, colour as P.
G. adnato-ascending, cinnamon.
Pastures, gardens, flower-pots, roadsides, grassy places in woods ; common.
April-Dee, i f X 44 X J in. Var. pilosella Karst. P. pubescent ; rotten
wood.
749. G. siliginea Quél, (from the colour, like bread; siligineiis,
wheaten) a b.
P. campanulate, smooth, membranous, whitish to sienna-bay ;
when dry whitish and atomate-sparkling ; mid. sometimes
brown. St. subpruinose, tan-whitish, lilac or purplish, darker
below. G. adnato-ascending, subdistant, ochreous then bright
cinnamon.
Taste none; odour strong. Amongst short grass, road scrapings. Oct.
I X 24 X pg in. G. campanulata Mass, is a form of this.
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750. G. ovalis Gill, (from the semi-oval pileus) abc .
P. ferruginous to dull yellowish. St. colour as P., at first
■ imperfectly annulate. G. adnexo-ascending or free, ferruginous.
Amongst grass, on dung ; uncommon. Sept.-Oct. I® X 4j X J in,
751. G. antipus Quél, (from the sinuous, rooting base differing from
the straight stem ; Gr. anti, opposite, pous, a foot) abc .
P. expanded, hygrophanous, atomate, deep ochreous to whitish ;
marg. paler. St. attenuate below, the rooting base long,
tortuous, tan-ochreous, sometimes with an imperfect A. G.
adnexo-ascending, cinnamon. Spores rubiginous.
Single. Gardens, dung, newly made lawn ; rare. Mar.-Aug. i f X 24 X A in.
Rooting base 2 in. ^ j-b
752. G. CONFERTA Gill, (from the crowded habit; confertus,
crowded) a.
P. somewhat acutely pointed, white ; mid. yellowish-brown. St.
solid, shining white. V. downy, fugitive. G. ascending,
adnexed or free, crowded, pale brownish. Spores fuscous!
ferruginous.
Cæspitose. Amongst tan in hothouses. Nov. Withering and becoming
like soft paper in decay. Resembles 41 in habit.
752a. G. SPICULA Quél, (from the atomate pileus ; spiculum, a little
hard point) b.
P. membranous, conico-campanulate, then expanded, smooth,
hygrophanous, striate when moist, flocculose and atomate when
dry, brown-ochre. St. hollow, thickened below, densely white-
floccose. G. adnate, ventricose, ochreous then cinnamon.
Coco-nut fibre. Nov. | x i X x'b in.
753. G. spartea Quél, (from the rigid grass-like stem; spartum,
esparto-grass) a b.
P. expanded, ferruginous-cinnamon, becoming paler; marg.
striate when moist. St. smooth, whitish. G. adnate, darker
than P.
Gregarious. Amongst short grass and moss. Sept. 4 X 2Î x A in
Sometimes wholly whitish-orange.
754. G. pygmæoafflnis Quél, (from its resembling Naucoria
pygmæa,\>aX differing in the elongate stem) a b.
P. flat, reticulato-wrinkled fuscous, honey-colour or tan. St.
shining-white. G. adnexo-free, ferruginous-ochreous.
Tree-shaded walks, amongst grass, in a cucumber house, base of trunks
Nov. If X 24 X A in.
b. Bryogenæ.
755. G. vittæfonmis Quél, (from a fancied resemblance in the striate
margin to a head-band or chaplet, vitta) a.
P. brown; mid. sometimes paler. St. bright rusty-brownish. V.
almost obsolete. G. adnato-ascending, colour as St.
Amongst moss. Nov. | X 2f x A ‘n.