form reticulations in the centre. Stem I J inches high, abont 2 lines tbiok.
The structure seems entirely peculiar to this species, for the ribs are not
like those of A. phleboplm'us,—B. 4 Br.
Pileus thin, hygrophanous, rather silky when
d ry ; often deformed.
N o l a n i d e i .
4 3 9 . A g a iicu s (Entoloma) c ly p ea tu s. Linn. Suec. 1216.
Clypea'tus = furnished with a shield, clypeus, or better, clipeus.
Pileus slightly fleshy, campanulate, then expanded, umbonate,
smooth, hygrophanous ; stem stuffed, attenuated, fibrillose, becoming
qiale; gills rounded, adnexed, seceding, serrulated, dirty flesh
colonr.—Fr. Hym. Eur. 194. lluss. ii. t. 42. Berh. Outl. t. 1,
f . 6. Bolt. t. 69. Cooke Illu s. t. 319.
In gardens, &c.
4 4 0 . A g a iicu s (Entoloma) ih od op o liu s. Fr. Hym. Eur. 195.
RJiodopoVius, from poSor = a rose, and ‘XoXlo's — gray.
Pileus slightly fleshy, campanulate, then expanded, a t length
slightly depressed, hygrophanous ; margin flexuose, broken; stem
hollow, nearly equal, smooth, ivhite, pruinose above ; gills adnate,
sinuate, white, then roseate.—Bolt, t. 6. Cooke Illu s, t. 342.
In moist woods, especially of beech.
4 4 1 . A g a iicu s (Entoloma) ma ja lis. Fr. Hym. Fur. 196.
Maja'lis; perhaps from its having the same habitat as, or as
having been fonnd at the time of flowering of, the lily-of-the-valley
(Convallaria majalis).
Pilens between fleshy and membranaceous, campanulate or convex,
umbonate, even, smooth, hygrophanous ; margin expanded,
repand ; stem fistulöse, twisted, striate, whitish, tomentose at the
base ; gills nearly free, crenate, pallid, th en roseate.—B . ^ Br.
A n n . N . H ., 1865, N o . 998.
In woods.
Pileus cinnamon, oobraceous wben dry. Sowerby’s plate 174 is considered
a variety of tbis species, wbiob is a doubtful native.
4 4 2 . A g a iicu s (Entoloma) W y n n e i.
1342.
B. 4 Br. Ann. Nat. Hist,
Wynn'ei, in honour of Mrs. Lloyd Wynne.
Pileus a t first plane,/Mh/moMS, velvety, then convex, squamulose,
hygrophanous ; margin striate, often undulating ; stem fuliginous
blue, compressed, base cottony ; gills broad, transversely ribbed,
pallid, margin crenulate ; having the odour of bugs.— Cooke Illus.
t. 329.
In fir woods.
4 4 3 . A g a iicu s (Entoloma) co sta tus. I r . Hym. Eur. 196.
Costa'tus = ribbed.
Pilens rather membranaceous, convexo-hullate, then nearly
plane, sub-umbilicate, undulate, smooth, hygrophanous ; stem
hollow, short, deformed, sub-striate, grey, whitish-squamulose
above ; gills nearly free, entire, transversely ribbed, pallid.—•
Cooke Illus. t. 320 a.
In meadows.
Stem 2 in. long, 3-4 lines thick. Pileus 2-3 in. broad, livid.
4 4 4 . A g a iicu s (Entoloma) s e iic e u s . Bull. Ohamp. t. 418, f .\ .
Sericieus = silky.
Pileus between fleshy and membranaceous, convex, then expanded,
smooth, hygrophanous, when dry silky ; margin infiexed,
repand, rather striate ; stem fistulöse, short, fibrillose ; gills emarginate,
plane, ra th e r distant, grey .—F r . Hym. Eur. 196.
Cooke Illus. t. 820 6.
In meadows. Common after rain.
Gregarious. Stem hollow, 1-2 in. long, 1-2 lines tbiok, grey. Pileus
1 in. and more broad, umber, paler when dry, margin at first involute and
striate. Odour strong of new meal.
4 4 5 . A g a iicu s (Entoloma) nid o io su s. Fr. Hym. Eur. 196.
Nidoro'sus = reeking ; from its peculiar odour.
Pileus between fleshy and membranaceous, convex, then expanded,
rather depressed, smooth, hygrophanous ; wlien dry silky,
shining ; stem stuffed, equal, smooth, white, then growing pallid ;
whitish pruinose above ; gills emarginate, free, broad, rather distant,
flexuose, pallid flesh-colour.— Cooke Illus. t. 321.
In woods. Common.
With a sti'ong nitrous odour, similar to Ag. rhodopolius, but much
thinner, smaller, and fragile. Stem 2-3 in. long, 1-2 lines thick ; pileus
3 iu. broad, deformed, fawn-colour when moist.
4 4 6 . A g a iicu s (Entoloma) sp e cu lum . Fr. Hym. Eur. 197.
Speculum = a metal mh-roT ; from its shining like silver when
dry.
Shining white. Pileus between fieshy and membranaceons,
convex, then expanded, rather depressed, quite smooth, hygrophanous.,
shining when dry ; margin flexuous ; stem fistulöse,
equal, very fragile, striate ; gills emarginate, broad, ventricose, distinct,
white, then flesh-coloured.— Cooke Illus. t. 308.
Amongst grass and twigs.
Subcaispitose, very fragile, inodorous. Spores irregular, -012 mm. diam.