546 THE RET. M. J, BEUKKLEY AN^D MR. C. E. BUOOME 



few wliite flocci, sometimes slightly lobed, sulcate when dry; gills 

 pale ferruginous ; spores subglobose, '0004' in diameter. 



A very beautiful species. 



There is a variety with a dull ferruginous pileus and broader 



gills. 



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238. A. (Crepidotus) flavo-marginatus, B. 8c Br. Pileo subor- 



biculari aurantiacoj stipite brevissimo; lamellis latis distantibus pos- 



tice subtruncatis e sporis rufo-ferruginatisj margine floeeoso fluvo 



(no. 392). 



On dead wood. Peradeniya, Dec. 1868, 



Pileus ^ an inch across, nearly orbicular, orange-yellow ; stem very 



short or obsolete ; gills distant, broad, densely clothed with the bright 



ferruginous spores; margin like that of the pileus, yellow, floccose; 



spores subglobose, '0004* long ; when seen laterally, as in many other 



Agarics, raeniscoid. 



239. A. (Crepidotus) grumoso-pilosus, B. ^- jBr. Pileo suborbi- 

 culari e resupinato reflexo albido pilis grumosis fasciculatis ferrugi- 

 neis conspurcato, margine striato; stipite ]jbrevissirao I- obsolete ; la- 

 mellis latis ventricosis ferrugineis (no. 954 «, cum icone). 



On dead wood. Jan. 1869. 



Pileus 1-1 1 inch broad^ suborbicular or rcniform, rarely flabelliform, at 

 first resupinate, then reflexed, white, striate, at first marked with ra- 

 diating matted hairs which gradually acquire a more or less ferrugi- 

 nous tint and form scattered spots ; stem very short or quite obso- 

 lete ; gills 2 lines or more broad, ventricose, pale ferruginous ; spores 

 ovate or subglobose, •00028'-0004' long by '0002'--00025' broad. 



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240. A. (Psalliota) crocopeplus, B. ^Br. Pileo conico carnoso 

 squamulis erectis croceis obsito ; stipite suba:quali dense fulvo-lanato ; 

 annulo superiore ; lamellis atro-rubentibus liberis, no, 696, 716 (no. 

 1210, cum icone). 



On the ground. July, Aug. 1868, May 1869. 



Pileus 2 inches across, conical, fleshy, tawny, covered with erect scales of 

 the same colour, which extend beyond the margin ; stem 2 inches 

 high, 2 lines thick, nearly equal, hollow, densely clothed, especially in 

 the centre, with tawny down ; ring ample, superior; gills 1^ line 



0003 



ciurved. 



A magnificent species. 



241. A. (Psalmota) campestris, L. ; Gardn, (No. 19.) 

 On the ground in open places. Peradeniya, June 1844. 

 Var. pileo nitide piloso-squamoso, annulo amplissimo descendente, sti- 

 pite albo-farcto ; lamellis postice rotundatis (no. 763, cum icone). 



