Pluteus AGARIC ACE/E IOI 



times P. 12 in. in diam. Vax.petasatus Mass., P. greyish-white. 6x8x Jin. 

 Var. patriciiis Mass., P. scaly. Var. Bullii Mass., P. deep-brown. 

 6J in. in diam. 



459. P. umbrosus Gill, (from its habitat ; unibrosns, shady) a b. 



P. convex, broadly subumbonate, wrinkled, umber ; marg. fim- 

 briate with V. Sf. solid, villous-scaly ; umber- whitish. G. 

 fuliginous-fimbriate at marg. 



Dead wood, fir, oak. Sept. 2Jf x 2^ x T 5 g- in. This has less claim to 

 specific rank than var. eximius of 458. 



460. P. ephebius Gill, (from the down on the pileus ; ephebitis, like 



a youth) a b. 



P. convex, tomentose, pale slate-blue or lilac, sometimes slate. 

 St. stuffed, whitish or bluish. G. salmon. 



Rotten wood, trunks. 2 X 2\ X J in. 



461. P. salicinus Quel. (from its usual habitat, willow, Satix) a b. 



P. convex, subumbonate, subpilose, pale blue-grey ; mid. slightly 

 wrinkled. St. colour as P., or clouded greenish. 



Willow, bramble, alder. Feb. -Dec. if X 2j X J in. Var. beryllns 

 Karst., P. greenish-streaked ; alder. Vax.floccosa Sacc., two or three times 

 smaller than 460, to which it is allied. 



462. P. hispidulus Gill, (from the slightly hispid pileus) a b. 

 P. convex, grey or purplish-grey. St. hollow, silvery-white. 



Stumps, beech, earth in hothouses, f X ij X ^ in. 



463. P. pellitus Que'l. (from the separable membrane of the pileus ; 



pellitus, clad in skins) a b. 

 P. hemispherical, silky-white. Sf. stuffed, white. 



Odour disagreeable. Trunks, earth, rotten branches, twigs, chips, roots of 

 trees, amongst grass in pastures. July-Sept. i X if X & in. 



464. P. nanus Quel. (from its small size ; n anus, dwarf) a b c. 



P. convex, umber or slate-brown; mid. wrinkled. St. solid, 

 whitish. 



Thatch, rotten wood, rotten sawdust, earth, sticks, leaves and in gardens. 

 Aug. -Oct. if X 2^ X ^ ff in. Var. hitescens Karst. has an orange- 

 yellow St., sulphur-yellowish flesh and salmon or sulphur G. Var. 

 major Mass, is larger than the type. 



465. P. spilopus Sacc. (from the spotted stem ; Gr. spilos, a spot, pous, 



a foot) a b c. 

 P. convex, subumbonate, rugulose, brown. St. stuffed, tan-white 



or greyish, black-dotted. 

 Stumps, wood. Oct. 2^ X l X J in. Sometimes small, X I in. or less. 



466. P. semibulbosus Gill, (from the slightly enlarged base of stem) 



a b. 

 P. hemispherical, sulcate, mealy, white. St. hollow, white, base 



sienna and white cottony. G. distant ; marg. entire. 

 Wood, branches, rotten wood, f X X in. 



