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AGARICUS. 



Pholiota. 



SERIES III. DERMINI (Sfyua, a skin or membrane). Spores 

 somewhat ferruginous, clay-coloured however in most of the Hebe- 

 lomata, fuscous-ferruginous in the Phasoti, yellow in the Sapinei. 



Among Dermini there are no species answering to Amanitae, 

 unless perhaps A. caperatus. The Pluteoli exactly resemble 

 Plutei ; therefore these are placed next to Galeras as a distinct 

 group. Fr. Hym. Eur. p. 214. 



The colour of the spores is more variable in this series than 

 in the others. There are no species contained in it with the hy- 

 menophore distinct from the stem. 



i. p. 



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Subgenus XIX. PHOLIOTA (<t>o\h, a scale). Fr. Syst. Myc. 

 Partial veil in the form of a ring. This subgenus 

 passes into Flamrnuia without distinct 

 limits. Fr. Hym. Eur. p. 214. 



Pholiota is analogous with Armil- 

 laria and Stropharia. Care must be 

 taken to distinguish some of the spe- 

 cies from Cortinarii, the distinguish- 



ing feature being the arachnoid veil of 

 Most of the PholiotcB grow 



the latter, 

 on trunks. None are to be commend- 

 ed as edible. 



XX. Agaricus (Pholiota) squarro- 

 sus. One-fourth natural size. 



A. Humigeni (humus, ground ; gigno, to 

 bear). Growing on the ground, not adnate 

 to mosses, rarely csespitose. 



* Eudermini (ev, well ; and Dermini), spores 

 ferruginous. 



** Phasoti (</>ai6s, dusky), spores fuscous-fer- 

 ruginous. 



B. Truncigeni (truncus, a trunk ; gigno, to 

 bear). Growing on wood or epiphytal, most frequently casspitose. 



* ^Egeritini (A. cegerita). Pileus naked not scaly, but here and there rim- 

 oso-ri'vulose ; gills pallid then rufescent or becoming fuscous. 



** Squamosi (squama, a scale). Pileus scaly, gills changing colour. Pi- 

 leus not hygrophanous. 



f Gills pallid then becoming fuscous, olivaceous, clay-coloured not purely 

 ferruginous. 



ft Gills yellow then purely ferruginous or tawny. Not hygrophanous. 

 Compare A. marginatus. 



*** Hygrophani. Gills cinnamon (not at first light yellow). 



C. Muscigeni (muscus, moss ; gigno, to bear). Like ringed Galerce, hygro- 

 ''hanous. 



A. HUMIGENI. On the groicnd, &>c., rarely casspitose. 

 * Eudermini. Spores ferruginous. 



490. A. aureus Matt. Wholly golden-tawny. Pileus tawny 

 or inclining to ochraceous, when expanded as broad as the palm 



