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Pers.2 4 1 . A g a z icu s (P lu teu s) um-brosus. “ Brown Pluteus.”
Pileus fleshy, campanulate, then expanded, lacunose, rugose,
at first villous ; margin dilate or fimbriate ; stem solid, villoso-
squamnlose ; gills free (sub-fuliginous), margin fimbriate.—Fr.
Epicr.p. 140. Pers. Ic. 4 Desc. t. 2, / . 5-6. A. umhrims. Berh.
Outl.p. 141.
On dead trunks.
Blackish umber. Pileus 3 in. broad.
Sect. 2. Pileus pruinate, sub-pulverulent.
2 4 2 . A g a z icu s (P lu teu s ) n a n u s . P. “ Mealy Pluteus.”
Pileus somewhat fleshy, convexo-plane, rugulose, obtuse,
sprinkled with dingy meal ; stem solid, rigid, short, striate,
white; gills free, white, then flesh-coloured.—Fr. Epicr. p. 141.
Ann. N .H . no. 676. Bull. t. 547,/. 3.
On fallen sticks. Aug. [S. Carolina.]
Pileus umber, about lin . broad. Stem 1 in. long, 1-2 lin. thick. Spores irre-
gular hexagons, &c., very pale rose, average diameter aLout *00023 in.
Sect. 3. Pileus naked, smooth.
2 4 3 . A g a z icu s (P lu teu s ) p e ta sa tu s .
Pluteus.”
Fr. “ Broad-capped
Pileus fleshy, campanulate, then expanded, umbonate, very
smooth, with a viscid cuticle, membranaceous to the middle, and
a t length stria te ; stem solid, tall, rigid, fibrilloso-striate, attenuated
equally from the base; gills free, very broad, much crowded,
drying up, white, then reddish.—F r Epicr. p . 142. Ann. Nat.
Hist., xiii., t. 9 ,/. 2, no. 271. Gonn. 4 Babh. iv. t. 4.
On sawdust. Jan. Hitohin.
Stem 6 in. long, firm, pallid, at length tawny. Pilens 5-6 in., with a separable
cuticle, pale cinereous, rather bright brown, &o.
2 4 4 . A g a z icu s (P lu teu s ) le o n in u s . Sohaiff. “ Yellow Pluteus.”
Pileus sub-membranaceous, campanulate, then expanded,
smooth, naked; margin striate ; stem solid, smooth, stria te ; gills
free, yellowish, then flesh-coloured.—Fr. Epicr.p. 142. Schmff.
t. 48. Berh. Outl. t. 7 , / 4. Pers. Ic. 4 Bes. 1. 1 ,/. 8-4. Eng. F l.
y . p . 78.
On wood. Sept. Oct. [S. Carolina.]
Solitary or sub-gregarious. Pileus 1-3 in. broad tawny yellow shjided m th
bright orange, or purplish brown, tinged with yellow umbonate flesh thick
in the centre, margin thin, firm, covered with a smooth, wrinkled, glutiMus
cuticle, sometimes pitted round the umbo, margin more or less striate p lls
rather broad, rounded behind and in V™ W h T e h ies
tant, perfectly free, edge at first
d ow ly a t th e base, sometimes ro o tm g , a tte n u a te d upwards tw is te d an d
s tria te , yellow or ochraceous, shaded w ith o ran g e , solid, a t le n g th impe r
fe c tly hollow. Spores rose-coloured, e llip tic .— ./• B .
2 4 5 . A g a z icu s (P lu teu s ) chzysophæus.
Pluteus.”
Schoeff. “ Dingy
Pileus sub-memhranaceous, campanulate, then expanded,
naked, nearly even, smooth or slightly virgate ; margin striate ;
stem hollow, smooth ; gills free, white, then fiesh-coloured.--
F r. E picr.p. 142. Schoeff. t. 253. Sow. 1. 174. Grev. 1. 173. Berh.
Outl. t. 7,f . 5.
On wood, hollow trees, &c. [United States.]
Somewhat gregarious, distinot, or two or three g™ //»
base Pileus 1-3 in. convex, at length nearly plane, undulated at the margin,
n S y membranlc!ous ; colour yeUowish or re
hrous, rugose, with veins iu the direction from
enoe. Gills rather numerous, broad, ventricose free. Stem 2 1 ^ ®
lines thick, somewhat fistulose, whitish, mostly twisted, equal, except
base, which is often thickened and frequently incurved.—Grc».
2 4 6 . A g a z icu s (P lu teu s) phXebophozus.
Pluteus.”
Bitm. “ Veined
Pileus rather fleshy, convex, then expanded, veined,_ rugose ;
margin naked, without striæ ; stem hollow, smooÆ, _ incurved,
shining ; gills free, white, then flesh-coloured.—D r Epicr. p . 142.
D itm .t.l5 . Nees.f. 202. Eng. F I.y .p .7 9 . A n n .N .H .n o .6 7 6 .
On fallen sticks. Eare.
reticulations very distinct. Spores sub-globose, 0003 in. long, 0002 in di
ameter.— TU.(r.>S.
Sub-Gen. 13. E n t o l o m a . F r. Epicr. p . 143.
Spores extremely irregular in shape, salmon colour «r
more or less approaching bright-red or brown ; veil potential
rather than definite pileus, margin at first incurved, never at
first umbilicate, fieshy, or thin according to the species, viscid.