DECADES OF FUNGI. 485 
position will be next to A. mutilus, with which it agrees in 
its very variable form. cd 
149. A. (Pleurotus) Zesfudo, n. sp.; densissime imbri- 
catus; pileis - vertice porrectis lobatis griseis subtiliter 
tomentosis, pellicula gelatinosa vestitis ; lamellis ochraceis. 
Gardner, n. 41. 
On old wood. Hautane, Ceylon. June, 1844. 
Densely imbricated 1-2 inches across, laterally confluent 
subflabelliform, in consequence of the vertex being elon- 
gated; cuticle gelatinous, but not viscid, grey, clothed with 
short down : margin not striate. : 
Gills narrow, ochraceous, attenuated behind, clothed with 
minute bristles, 
Resembling A. spiculiferus in the velvety gills; but I 
cannot point out any species to which it is very closely 
allied. It is not recupinate in any stage of growth, and 
therefore must be placed in Fries’ second section of Pleu- 
rotus, 
*A. pluteus, Batsch. Gardner, n. 22, 98. 
On the ground. Hautane, Ceylon. June, Sept. 1844. 
*A. phlebophorus, Ditmar. Gardner, n. 46. 
On old wood. Hautane, Ceylon. June, 1844. 
The pileus is rather paler than is usual in European 
Specimens, c teu ied 
150. À. (Flammula) Aolocrocinus, n. sp. ; cæspitosus cro- 
ceus; pileis convexis carnosulis furfuraceo-sériceis centro 
glabrescentibus ; stipitibus solidis; lamellis angustis decur- 
rentibus, HUE ee 
On dead wood. Ambegamoa, Ceylon. Feb. 1846. 
Cæspitose. Pilei 1-2 inches broad, slightly fleshy, convex, 
bright tawny yellow, as is the whole of the plant, at length 
naked in the centre ; margin involute when dry, permanently 
o L j ^ A * 
Stem 1-3 an inch high, varying greatly in thickness, — 
Gills taro, crowded, shortly decurrent, of a rich tawny 
yellow, — . | | 
