ON THE FUNGI OF CEYLON. 5l7 



86. A. (Clitocybe) dimorphus, B. fy Br, Pileo convexo acute um- 

 bonato, dein umbilicato striato; stipite sursum dilatato solido v. 

 fistuloso ; lamellis candidis decurrentibus (no. 830, cum icone). 



On the ground. Peradeniya, Nov., Dec. 1868. 



Pileus ^-1 inch across, at first convex, with an acute umbo, lemon- 

 coloured, streaked with darker lines, membranaceous, then umbilicate, 

 retaining the umbo 5 stem f inch high, strongly dilated upwards, 

 solid, then fistulose, lemon-coloured; gills arched, decurrent, white 

 or yellowish. 



There appear to be tw^o forms, a smaller, whicli is acutely um- 

 bonate and the stem solid, and a larger, with a decidedly fistulose 

 stem and yellower giUs. Spores -0002 -'0003'. 



87. A. (Clitocybe) metrius, B. ^ Br, Gilvus; pileo subcyathi- 

 formi angusto glabro ; stipite elongato farcto ; lamellis arcuatis bre- 

 viter decurrentibus (no. 926). 



On the ground. Peradeniya, Jan. 1869. 



Pileus \ inch across, cup-shaped, with the margin arched, smooth; 



stem |-1 inch high, stuffed ; gills narrow, aiched, moderately distant, 



shortly decurrent; mycelium white, fibrous- 



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88. A. (Clitocybe) hyalodes, B. &f Br. Hyalinus, fragilis, albus; 

 pileo cyathiformi glabro estriato tenui ; stipite deorsum attenuato fis- 

 tuloso ; lamellis angustissimis postice atteuuatis (no. 805, cum icone). 



On decaying vegetables, binding the soil with down. Peradeniya, 



Nov. 1868, 

 Hyaline, extremely brittle ; pileus 2\ inches across, cup- shaped, smooth, 

 very thin; stem 3^ inches high, ^ thick, flexuous, irregular, fistulose, 

 attenuated at the base; gills not a line broad, attenuated behind, but 



not running down further than the top of the stem, where the hollow 

 commences, above which the flesh is not thicker than above the 

 gills ; very dark when dry. 



89. A (Clitocybe) candicans, P. (No. 725, cum icone.) 



On the ground. Peradeniya, Nov. 1868, Jan. 1869. Spores '00025' long. 



90. A. (Clitocybe) epius, B. ^ Br. Albus; pileo tenui e piano 

 depresso stipiteque gracili glabris; lamellis angustissimis leviter 

 decurrentibus (no. 947). 



On the ground. Jan. 1869. 



Pileus about 1 inch across, plano-convex, then more or less depressed, 

 smooth, thin; stem 1-1| inc^i high, 1 line thick, smooth; gills 

 arched, slightly decurrent, f line broad. Whole plant ochraceous 

 when dry. 



91. A. (Clitocybe) conspurcatus, B. 4- Br. Sordide albus, snb- 

 tiliter tonientosus; pileo depresso tenui carnoso toto particulis lineis- 



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