Nolans AGARICACE^E 115 



subumbonate, not umbilicate, except 536 and 542, striate, even or 

 floccose, margin straight, at first adpressed to the stem, not involute. 

 Stem central, simple, fistulose or stuffed, cartilaginous. Gills free 

 or adfixed, not decurrent, usually whitish at first, then salmon or 

 rose. Spores rose-coloured or salmon. (Fig. 27.) 



The species are thin, slender, and usually brittle, some are tough. 

 They are terrestrial except 541, and appear in summer and autumn 

 on grassy hills and in damp places in woods. The group generally 

 is suspected to be poisonous. 



Nolanea agrees in structure with Mycena, Galera, Psathyra, and 

 Psathyrella. Species 529543 



Pilcus dark-coloured, hygrophanous. Gills grey or fuscous. 



529533 



Gills becoming yellow or rufescent. 534 537 



Pilcus hygrophanous. Gills shining white then rosy. 538, 539 

 Pileus not hygrophanous. Gills whitish. 540 543 



529. N. paseua Quel. (from its habitat, pastures) a b c. 



P. flat or subumbonate, silky, grey- or pinkish-brown. St. striate, 

 faintly brownish or ochreous, or almost white. G. adnato- 

 adnexed, pale salmon. 



Odour none. Fields, open woods ; common. May-Nov. i X 2| X T 8 5 in. 



530. N. Babingtonii Sacc. (after Prof. C. C. Babington) a. 



P. conico-campanulate, ashy-grey ; mid. dark-brown-squamulose. 

 St. equal, downy, dark brown. G. adnato-ascending, ashy-grey. 



Woods ; rare. Oct.-Nov. X I& X ^ in. 



531. N. mammosa Quel. (from the shape of the pileus ; mamma, a 



breast) a b c. 

 P. umber or smoky. St. smoky white-brown. G. adnexed, 



grey then salmon. 

 Lawns, woods. Feb. 2 X 3$ X T \ in. Often grows in company with 



1238. 



531a. N. papillata Bres. (from the papillate pileus). 



P. submembranaceous, subcampanulate, convex, expanded, striate, 

 fuscous-bay becoming cinnamon. St. glabrous, shining, obso- 

 letely white-mealy at apex, white-tomentose at base. G. 

 sinuato-adnate, somewhat crowded, livid white becoming 

 fuscous flesh-colour. Flesh colour as P. but paler. 

 Odour pleasant, sometimes absent. In grassy or woody places. Sept. 

 ij X 2l X tV in. 



532. N. juneea Quel. (from its usual habitat, rushy places ; juncus, a 



rush) a b. 



P. hemispherical, papillate or subumbilicate, smoky or umber. 

 St. smooth, reddish-brown. G. adnato-ascending, grey- or 

 brownish- salmon. 



Odour none. Woods, commons. Oct. \\ X 2| X & in. 



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