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when dry, very decurrent, quite entire with their interstices 
even. Spores white. 
Allied to 4g. nidiformis, Berk., which is also a phospho- 
rescent species. See vol. 1, p. 215, and vol. 2, p. 173. 
*A. atro-ceruleus, Fr.— Drumm. n. 131. 
*A. applicatus, Batsch.— Drumm. n. 224, 286. 
*A. perpusillus, Fr.—Drumm. n. 132. 
*A. chioneus, P. Myc. Eur. vol. 3, p. 28, tab. 26, fig. 10, 11. 
On dry dung. 
26. A. (Volvaria) vanthocephalus, Berk.; pileo convexo 
aureo e volvà albo-maculato ; stipite bulboso, volvá adnatá 
margine sublibero lamellisque remotis attenuatis liberis pul- 
cherrime pallido-gilvis. Drumm. n. 107. 
On the ground. : 
Pileus 1-2 inches broad, convex, sometimes umbonate, 
subcarnose with the margin very thin, varying from bright 
orange to golden yellow spotted by the volva. Stem 1-2 
inches high, 2-3 lines broad, strongly bulbous at the base, 
slightly dilated above, furnished at the base with an adnate 
volva whose borders are free of a beautiful cream colour. 
Gills of the same colour as the stem, moderately broad, but 
not ventricose, much attenuated behind and leaving a circular 
Space round the top of the stem. Ring none. 
The specimens of this species are not so perfect as could 
be wished, especially as regards the gills, so that I am not 
absolutely certain as to the colour of the spores, but as far 
as I can judge from their appearance under the microscope 
and especially from the circumstance of the gills being re- 
mote, I think myself justified in considering it a Volvaria. 
Without the assistance of Mr. Drummond's notes, I should 
not have ventured to describe it, but the characters are so 
marked, that there can be no difficulty in recognizing it, and 
I shall hope shortly to obtain more perfect specimens. 
. 27. A. (Pholiota) allantopus, Berk.; pileo carnoso aureo 
mnato-squamuloso ; stipite subtenui basi elongatà bulbosá; 
apes fagaci; lamellis ferrugineo-aureis adnatis.— Drumm, 
n. E wee Poy 
