296 llEY. M. J. BERKELEY ANB DB. M. A. CUUTIS 



line thick. The colour of the dry plant, which is very distinct, 

 is brown. 



105. M. PURPURASCENS, B. 4' C. (44,) Pileo tenui infundibuhformi 

 subtihter tomentoso striatulo palUde purpureo, sicco albido; stipite 

 glabro, lamellisque confertis angustis decurrentibus concoloribus. 



On sticks in shady woods. October, Pileus | inch across ; 

 stem 1 inch high. Allied to M. inoderma and M, clavatus, B. 



106. M. cuBENSis, B. Sf C. (6i.) Albidus; pileo piano umbonato 

 tenui sulcato mgoso; stipite tenui iusititio pulverulento ; lamellis 

 teniiibus distantibus, interstitiis trabeculatis adnexis. 



On dead wood. Pileus | inch across j stem 1 inch high, slender. 



107. M. DBALBATUS,B. ^ C. (4.) Pilco convcxo candido opaco um- 

 bonato ; stipite cartilagineo pruinoso sursum dilatato insititio ; lamellis 

 confertis veuosis. 



On fragments of grass, &c. Pileus | inch across, resembling 

 kid leather; stem ^ an inch high, not rigid as in the rotula 

 section. 



108. M. CANDiDus, Fr. Ep. p. 381. (17, 150, 151.) 



On fallen leaves, roots, &c. December. Hab. Europe. 



109. M. STYLOBATES, B. ^- C. (67.) Albus, pileo tenui glabro e con- 

 vexo piano marginem versus inflexum sulcato ; stipite e basi orbi- 

 culari oriundo glabro cavo; lamellis latis distantibus liberis. 



On rotten wood. Decmnber. Pileub about 2 lines across ; 

 stem ^ inch high. Sometimes two stems spring together from the 

 same disk. Allied to M. coiloiasis, B. 



110. M. TENERRiMus,B. <^-C. (139.) Albidus ; pilco 6 couvcxo plano 

 subpellucido centro depresso tenerrimo tomentoso ; stipite sulido 

 pallide fusco pubesccnte; lamellis latis adnatis pileo concoloribus. 



On rotten sticks in woods. August. Pileus ^ inch across ; 

 stem ^ inch high, setiform. 



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111. M. PETioLORUM, B. 8f C. (140.) Gregarius; pileo e convexo 

 subplano subpellucido striato pruinoso ; stipite pellucido pruinoso in- 

 sititio ; lamellis paucis adnatis latis candidis. 



Oa petioles or midribs of dead leaves. August. Pileus \ line 

 across ; stem \ inch high. 



112. M. PBOLETARius,B. ^C. (9,13.) Grcgarius albus ; pileo con- 

 vexo leviter sulcato, margine primum rotundato inflexo ; stipite 

 pallido rigido opaco; lamellis planis vel demum ventricosis latiusciuis 

 ^ttingentibus. 



On dead sticks. Pileus 1 line across ; stem |^-| inch high, seti- 

 form. Occasionally repent tomentose threads proceed from the 



