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139. T. nudum Quel. (from the naked edge of the pileus and smooth 



stem when contrasted with 138) a b c. 

 P. somewhat thin, purple, rufescent. St. purple. G. purple to 



rufescent. 

 Odour acid, pleasant. Woods, often amongst firs ; frequent. Sept.-Dec. 



3i X 2 X i in. Often confounded with 138, 149, 160, and 1039. 



There is a large form twice the size of type. 



140. T. eineraseens Gill, (from its ashy colour ; finis, ashes) a b. 



P. white to ashy-grey. St. whitish. G. rounded, free, white, 



then darker than P. 

 Gregarious, caespitose. Odour somewhat disagreeable, pungent, sometimes 



like new meal. Woods ; frequent. Sometimes becomes blackish when 



bruised. Aug.-Oct. 3 X 3i X \ in. 



141. T. panseolum Quel. (Gr. panaiolos, variegated) a b. 



P. convex, then flat, sooty-grey pruinose, or brown-yellow blotched 

 different shades of umber. St. naked, whitish-grey. G. sinuato- 

 rounded, then subdecurrent, white, then grey to dusky or 

 brownish. 



Said to be edible and delicious. Odour not unpleasant. Grassy places. 

 Sept. -Nov. 3! X if X 5 in. 



141a. T. enista Gill, (perhaps from Gr. knisa, odour of roasting fat) a- 

 P. convex, obtuse, plane, even, glabrous, moist, pale tan or 

 whitish ; disc darker ; marg. incurved, even, naked. St. solid, 

 equal, even, glabrous, tough, white. G. adnexo-rounded, 

 crowded, transversely veined, inclined to separate from hymeno- 

 phore, white, pallid yellow or reddish when bruised. Flesh 

 rather thick, soft, white. 



Grassy open places. Autumn. 3i X 3J X 5 in. Similar to 141, but white, 

 not becoming grey. 



142. T. duraeinum Sacc. (dnrus, hard, acinus, a berry) a. Ashy-grey. 

 P, very fleshy, broadly umbonate. St. attenuate upwards, reticu- 



lato-squamose above, paler than P. or white. G. cinereous. 

 Under cedars. Oct. 2j X 2| X \\ in. Allied to 126. 



g. Hygrophancs, 



143. T. grammopodium Quel. (from the striate stem ; Gr. gramme, 



a line, pous, a foot) a b c. 



P. depressed, umbonate, livid, opaque, brownish. St. whitish 

 brown, enlarged and white-villous below. G. whitish or livid. 



Taste unpleasant ; odour mouldy, unpleasant. Pastures and grassy places in 

 woods; frequent. June-Nov. $\ X 4 X f in. The pileus is frequently 

 clouded with white mycelium as in 153. There is a wholly white variety. 



144. T. melaleueum Quel. (from the dark pileus and white stem ; 



Gr. melas, black, lenkos, white) a b c. 



P. flat, subumbonate, dark, smoky, olive- or slate-brown, varying 

 to lavender. St. white, often buff below. G. white, sometimes 

 becoming yellowish. Flesh unchanging white. 



Taste strong and disagreeable or none ; odour pleasant or none. Grassy 

 places, orchards, gardens ; uncommon. March-Oct. 3f X 2j X 5 in. 



