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(From the friable substance ; Gr. psathuros, friable.)
Vcü when present universal, floccoso-fibrillose, not annulate
from t h c o n f l u e n t with, but heterogeneous'
evranrWI campanulate, thenexpanded,
submembranous, margin at first straight and adpressed to
A
Fig. 47.—A, section of P sa th y ra cojiopilea Ouel
B, / . btfrons Sacc. entire and in section.
One-half natural size.
the stem, except 884. Stem central, somewhat cartilaginous fistulose
lustrous, fragile, simple. Gills at first pale, becoiffing purnle oM
(Fig?^?.) Ptt'Ple or dark teown.
The species grow on the ground, or on rotten wood thev are
slender, fragile, hygrophanous and with fugitive colouring
P s Z d U Nolanea,'Galera and
' Species 872—893
Conopüeae. obsolete. conico-campanulate Stem
tense and straight, fistulose. GVri usually adne^T-
ascendmg, often free. On the ground in grassy or damp
A • 872__877
ObtusatcB. Veil obsolete. Pileus campanulato-convex
becommgflat; smooth or atomate. Gf///plano-or arcuato!
27 i -11 r,-, 878—880
Iibrillosm. ri2/«2i-except 884 and 888- a n d stem at first
fibrillose or floccose from the veil. Stem fistulose.
881—893
a.
b.
a. Conopileee.
872. P. elata Mass. (from its long stem ; elatus, tall) a b.
P . even, glabrous, atomate, dark brown, pale ochreous when dry.
St. hollow, silky-shining, white. G. Uoadly adnate, crowded,
purplish-brown.
Amongst grass, on hedge-banks. Aug. 2 x 7§ X f in,
873. P. eonopilea Quél, (from the conical pileus) abc.
P. even, smooth, whitish, greyish-brown or umber with marg.
tan. St. attenuate upwards, whitish, silvery-lustrous. G.
slightly adnexed, subventricose, dark slate or fuscous-purple.
Grassy places, gardens, ditch-bottoms, under beeches ; rare. Sept.-Nov,
i f X 4§ X f in. Stem sometimes in. long. Var. superba W. G. Sm.,
Agarictis superbus larger. P. chestnut-brown to buff.
874. P. mastigera Sacc. (from the breast-like shape; Gr. mastos,
the breast, gero, I bear) a b.
P. acutely umbonate, dark chestnut-brown, umber-tan when dry.
St. fibrillose, furfuraceous or smooth, white. G. narrow,
umber. Flesh pale brown.
Amongst grass, roadsides. July-Nov. J X 3f X J in.
875. P. giareosa Sacc. (from the habitat, gravelly soil; glareosus,
gravelly) a.
P. obtuse or umbonate, minutely tomentose, atomate, striate,
grey; mid. pale chestnut. St. brown, white fibrillose. G.
broadly adnate, umber. Flesh brown.
Gravelly soil after wet weather. June, f X 2j x fg in.
876. P. eorrugis Quél, (from the pileus, at length wrinkled ; corrugis,
having folds) abc.
P. subumbonate or obtuse, smooth, substriate, whitish, pale rose,
ochreous-tan or pale umber. St. smooth, colour as P. G.
adnato-ascending or somewhat sinuate, pale, then purple-black
or dark slate.
Pastures, grassy places, open places in woods, amongst grass and sticks, oid
manure patches ; frequent. April-Jan. i f x 3J X pg in. Stem sometimes
5 in. long. Var. vinosa Mass. P. rosy-vinous half-way up. Var.
gracilis Mass. more slender than type.
876a. P. pellosperma W. G. Sm., Agaricus pellospermus Cooke
(from the dark coloured spores; Gr. pellos, dark coloured,
Sperma, a seed) a.
P . subcampanulate or sub ovate, even, then striate, sometimes
rugose, white or ochreous-white, becoming fuliginous with age.
St. fistulose, naked, nearly equal, white or as P. G. broad,
free, much narrowed at the tips, cinereous, then fuliginous, at
length black. Flesh thin, white.
On the ground. Autumn, i f X 4J X J in.
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