68 AGARICACE^; Collybia 



277. C. atrata Quel. (ater, black) a b c. 



P. piano-depressed, greasy feeling, blackish-umber. St. fuscous 

 within and without. G. adnato-decurrent, livid-brownish. 



Scattered or in groups. Odour strong, disagreeable. On burnt ground often 

 in company with 183, 685 and 1374. Sept.-Dec. i X U X \ in. 

 Must not be confounded with 369. 



278. C. ambusta Quel. (from its habitat, burnt ground; ambustns, 



burnt) a b c. 

 P. convexo-plane, papillate, umber. St. paler than P. G. adnate 



with a tooth, pale umber. Flesh colour as G. 

 Odour of meal. July-Nov. f x \\ X T 1 ff in. 



279. C. laeerata Gill, (from the torn pileus) a. White-grey or 



slightly ochreous-brown. 

 P. convex, shining, often cracked, sometimes brown-fibrillose. 



St. twisted. G. adnexed, thick. 

 Somewhat caespitose. Woods, pine ; rare. Autumn. 2 x 3 X J in. 



280. C. murina Gill, (from its mouse-colour ; mus, a mouse) a. 



P. convex, subdepressed, brown, becoming paler. G. attenuato- 



adnexed. 

 Woods, under oaks. Oct. i X 2 X J in. 



281. C. protraeta Gill, (from the long stem; protractus, drawn 



out) a b. 



P. convexo-plane, slightly umbonato-depressed, grey-brown or 

 slaty flesh-colour. St. attenuate downwards, rooting, strigose, 

 colour as P., dark slate-colour below. G. adfixed, ventricose, 

 grey, white-pruinose. 



Mossy ground, near stumps of pine, etc., amongst dead leaves. Aug.- 

 Nov. ij X 8 X J in. 



282. C. tesquorum Gill, (from its growing in waste places, tesqua) a. 

 P. convex or umbonate, fuscous-black or olive-brown. St. white 



above, brown below. G. adnexo-free, ashy-fuscous or pale 

 olive-brown. 

 Scattered. Amongst grass, sunny banks, x ii X ^ in. 



283. C. elusilis Gill, (clusilis, easily closing, derivation obscure) a b c. 

 P. convexo-plane, depressed, whitish tan or greyish ; mid. faintly 



ochreous. St. shining, colour as P., or paler. G. adnato- 

 toothed, colour as St. 



Amongst moss, grass, often with 597. Sept. -Oct. if X 2i x in. 



284. C. tylieolor Gill, (from its colour, that of a small worm ; Gr. 



tides} a b c. 



P. piano -umbonate, ashy-grey or brown; mid. darker. St. wavy, 

 whitish-pulverulent on a grey-brown ground. G. adnato-free, 

 varying in attachment, livid-brownish or grey. Flesh pale 

 brown. 



Taste slightly rank ; odour weak or none. Shady woods amongst grass. 

 Oct. \\ X 2j X | in. 



