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tooth, umber to purple-umber.
Woods, mixed. Nov. i j x 2f x A
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G. adnate with a small
860. P. nueiseda Mass. (from the frequent habitat, nuts; nux, a nut
seaco, to sit) a. ^ ^
p . expanded, subumbonate, subsilky when dry, light yellow or
shaded sienna; mid. sienna. 5é. slightly attenuate downwards,
fuscous or white below. G. adnate, broad, ventricose,
fuscous to umber-black.
Beech and hazel nuts, chips, wood, i j X i j X A Habit of 771.
861. P. compta Sacc. (from the adorned pileus, sprinkled with
minute shining spots ; comptus, ornamented) a
P. expanded, obtuse, pallid to ochreous ; marg. striate, subwenulate.
5/. flexuous, silky-shining, tan, faintly rufous below
G. adnato-ascending or adnexed, distant, rosy-umber.
Woods, amongst grass ; rare. Sept.-Oct. i j X 2j x A in-
862. P. semilanceata Quél, (from a fancied resemblance in the
pileus, as seen in vertical section to a lance-head ; semi, half
lancea, a spear) abc . ’ ’ ’
P. acutely conical, whitish-ochre ; mid. pale ; marg. slightly
striate, slate, sometimes fuscous-shaded. 5 /. flexuous, smooth
ttnlloso-annulate when young, colour as P., base pale sienna
G. adnexo-ascending, crowded, purplish to purple-black.
Gregarious. Reputed poisonous. Pastures, roadsides; common. Stem
^ “JubohL f Aug.-Nov. 4 X i X. A in. Var. coerulescens Sacc.
P. subobtuse. St. more or iess distmctiy tinged with biue.
b. Rigidæ.
863. P. canobrunnea Quél, (from the greyish-brown pileus; canus
hoary, brwineus, brown) a b .
p . plane, subviscid when moist, flesh-brown, pale clay when dry
y . rooting, squamulose, whitish. G. adnexed, crowded
broad, ventricose, brownish-purple. ’
P g«g"ious. On the ground in sunny piaces, on scorched
ground. Autumn. 2 x i f X 3?^ in.
864. P. spadicea Quél, (from the colour of the pileus; spadiceus,
date-brown) abc . y p 7
p. plane, usually cracked, dark to ochreous-brown, becoming
paler in patches. St. smooth, whitish, base pale sienna G
adnexo-rounded, adnate or adnate with a tooth, crowded
brown. ’
Laxly clustered. Stumps, earth, manure-heaps, amongst short grass ; common
Feb. Nov. 2| X 4 X J m. Var. hygrophila Karst, larger than type.
Var. polycephala Gill, densely crowded.
■865. P. squalens Karst, (from its dirty colours ; squalens, dirty) a.
P. flat, pale livid-ferruginous, pale dull clay-colour when dry.
St. striate above, colour as P. G. adnato-decurrent, crowded,
cinnamon-umber.
Solitary or cæspitose.' On and near trunks ; rare, i f X 2^ x f in.
866. P. cernua Quél, (from the frequently drooping pileus ; cernito,
to fall head foremost) abc.
P. expanded, slightly wrinkled when dry, whitish. St. smooth,
flexuous, colour as P. G. adnato-ascending, cinereous-blackish
or slate-sprinkled.
Solitary or gregarious, usually cæspitose. Dead wood, chips, leaves, lawns ;
uncommon. Aug.-Dee. i4 >< 3è X i hi-
867. P. hebes Karst, (from the obtuse pileus ; lubes, blunt) a b.
P. becoming flat, striate when moist, lurid, obscure olive, pale
when dry. St. naked, whitish. G. adnexo-rounded, broad,
crowded, brownish or brown.
Usually solitary. Amongst grass and leaves, near chestnut-trees, trunks.
Nov. i j X i j X J in.
868. P. foeniseeii Quél, (from its habitat, meadows ; fænisicia, hayharvest)
abc.
P. campanulate, obtuse, pale ferruginous-fuscous to deep umber,
becoming paler in patches. St. pulverulent, then naked,
rufescent, sienna-tan or fiesh-colour. G. adnato-ascending,
ventricose, separating from stem, umber to black-purple.
Gregarious. Fields, lawns, roadsides, manure, horse-dung ; common. Feb.-
Dec. f X 2 f X -¿jr in.
869. P. callosa Quél, (from the tough stem ; callosus, having a hard
skin) abc.
P. conico-campanulate, obtuse, pale buff. St. smooth, paler
than P. G. adnato-ascending, ventricose, sooty or purple-
black.
Scattered or in small groups. Fields, lawns, roadsides. Aug. - Oct.
A X 2 | X A h i .
870. P. elivensls Sacc. (from the place where it was first observed.
King’s Cliffe, Northamptonshire) a b.
P. expanded, shining-atomate, striate, pallid brown or ochre to
white. St. silky, whitish. G. adnate, widely emarginate,
ventricose, umber, edge white.
Amongst grass, on downs. June-Oct. i f X i f X f in.
871. P. eatervata Mass. (from its fasciculate habit; caterva, a troop)
a.
P. campanulate, obtuse, satiny, brittle, white. St. white. G.
slightly adnexed, somewhat broad, crowded, purple-shaded or
cinnamon, edge white.
On the ground. Oct. f X 2 | X A