4 0 3 . A g a iicu s (Volvaria) p a rvu lu s. Weinm. Boss. 238,
Parv'uliis, diminutive of parvus = small.
Pileus ra th e r fleshy, conic, then expanded, umbonate, dry ; stem
stuffed, eqnal, silky ; volva small, lobed ; gills free, rose-coloured.—
Fr. Hym. Fur. 184. Gooke Illus. t. 299.
In pastures, after stormy weather.
4 0 4 . A g a r icu s (Volvaria) m ed iu s. Fr. Hym. Fur. 184.
ü/ed'îMS = intermediate, i.e., between A. speciosus axiA A . parvulus.
White, pilens fleshy, convexo-plane, obtuse, viscid, of one
colour ; silky when dry, margin even ; stem solid, equal, smooth ;
volva lobed, gills free, rosy.— Cooke Illu s. t. 800 a.
In woods, &c.
Pileus 1-1J inch. Stem scarcely 2 inches long.
4 0 5 . Ag aricus (Volvaria) temp era tus. B. <fc Br. Ann. N. B. No.
1757.
Tempera’tus = warmed ; from its growth in a greenhouse.
Pilens convex, umbonate, pulverulent, striate ; stem slender,
pellucid; volva broad.— Cooke Illus. t. 300 b.
On soil in a greenhouse.
Pileus i inch across ; stem 1 inch, not 1 line thick.
S u b . -G e n .U . A N N U LA R IA . Schnl*.
Annulate, but destitute of a volva; gills free, hymenophore
distinct from the stem.
(No British species known.)
* Cuticle o f the p ileu s breaking up into f ib r ils or flo c c i.
Sub.Gen. 12. P L U T E D S . P r. Epicr. p. 140.
Destitute of volva and ring ; hymenophore distinct from the
stem ; gills rounded behind, free (never emarginate), at first cohering,
white, then flesh-coloured (except two or three species
which are tinted with yellow)’.
The species of PluUus appear in spring, early summer, or late in the
autumn. They are tasteless, and none edible.— W. O. S.
P lu t'eu s = a pent-house or shed ; from the conical pileus.
4 0 6 .
AGARICINI.
Agaricus (Pluteus) ce rviuus. Schceff. Icon. t. 10.
Cervi'nus — of or pertaining to a deer, cgrriis / from its fawn-
colour.
Pileus fleshy, campanulate, then expanded, nearly even, smooth,
then c la d with evanescent fibrillose scales ; margin naked; stem solid,
with black fibrils ; gills free, crowded, white, then flesh-coloured.—
F r . Hym . F u r . 185. S ow . t. 108. Cooke I llu s . t. 3G1.
On trunks of trees.
var. patricius. ScJmh. Icon. 1 .10, /. 2.
P a tr ic 'iu s — patrician, noble.
Pileus whitish, then smoky-grey, clad with umber o r cinnamon
scales, a t length smooth, silky, shining, and cracked in a radiate
manner ; stem even, white,—Cooke I llu s . t. 565.
On oak trunks.
var. exim iu s. Smith Illus. t. 38.
E x im d u s = choice, distinguished.
Pileus even, covered with a separable viscid cuticle, umber
becoming red d ish , stem fibrillose, a t length blackish.—Cooke I llu s .
t. 302.
On sawdust.
var. B u llii. Bir/z. MSS,
B u ll'ii, in honour of Dr. H. G. Bull, of Hereford.
Pileus even, pallid, darker at the disc, convex, then expanded,
smooth ; stem thick, solid, brown, and slightly swollen a t the base,
fibrillose, white above and silky, gills broad, rounded behind, free,
flesh-colour.— Cooke I llu s . t. 857.
On rotten wood. .»
var. petasatus. Fr. Hym. Fm \ 188.
P etasa'tus == furnished with a ■nercccros, a cap with a broad brim.
Pileus fleshy, campanulate, then expanded, umbonate, cinereous
white, 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.—B e rk . A n n . N a t .
H is t, xiii., t. 9 , / . 2. Cooke I llu s . t. 303.
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