O^' THE FU^'GI OF CEYLON. 557 



but the spores are larger. It miglit perhaps be doubted whether 

 this is not one of those Lepiotae whose spores turn to a dark 

 purple in drying ; but there is not a trace of a ring, either in 

 the drawing or in the specimens. 



287. A. (Pan^olus) papilionaceus, Bm//. (No. 7-^6*0 

 On dung. Peradeniya, Dec. 1868. 



Spores vary from '0007 to -0001 long. 



288. A. (PANiEOLUs) CAMPANULATUS, L.J Gavdn. (no. 2, cum 



icoue). 

 Ou the ground. Peradeniya, June 1864. 



289. A. (Panjeolus) cyanescens, B. Sr Br. Albidus cyanescens; 

 pileo heniisphacrico glabro subcarnoso ; stipite recto radicante umbrino 

 farcto J lameUis ascendentibus ventricosis leviter adnatis cyaneo-nigris 



(no. 746**, cum icone). 



On rich manured soil. Peradeniya, Sept., Nov. 1868. 



Pileus IJ inch across, hemispherical, smooth, dirty white, tinged with 

 yellow-blue, slightly fleshy ; flesh turning partially blue ; stem 4 

 inches high, 1^ line thick, straight, rooting, whitish, deeply tinged 

 below with blue, with a few reddish dots at the apex, stuff'ed with 

 reddish brown, the outer coat turning blue ; gills ventricose, ascend- 

 ing, rounded behind, shortly adnate ; spores lemon-shaped, "0004- 



•0005 long. 



290. A. (Pan^eolus) caliginosus, Jmw^A. (No. 746***, cum icone.) 

 On dung. Sept. 1868. With A. papilionaceiis. 



Pileus semiovate to hemispherical, membranaceous, livid ; stem straight, 

 livid ; gills ventricose, ascending ; spores lenion-shapcd, *000J5 long. 



m 



291. A. (Psathyrella) tiarella, B. ^ Br. Pileo conico pal- 

 lido membranaceo estriato J stipite flexuoso fistuloso pallido; lamellis 

 ascendentibus angustis purpurascentibus (no. 1193, cum icone). 



On decayed vegetable matter. July 1869. 



Pileus ^ inch across, I inch high, dirty white, with the disk umber-co- 

 loured, membranaceous ; flesh of disk umber; stem U inch high, | 

 line thick, pale umber, flexuous, fistulose ; gills ascending, adnexed, 

 about 1 line broad, purphsh, at length nearly black ; spores elongated, 

 •00057 long. 



Allied to -4. disseminatus. 



292. A. (Psathyrella) achnous, ^. S^ Br, Gregarius ; pileo co- 

 nico-campanulato albo striato glabro umbone papillajformi umbrino 

 aucto; stipite curvo fistuloso glabro; lamellis angustis ex albo nigris 

 postice attenuatis (no. 174, cum icone). 



On dead wood. Jan. 1869. 



