386 FUXGUS-FLOEA. 



becoming pale when old and dry, almost wliite ; gills mode- 

 rately decurrent, plane, straight, crowded, narrow, coloured 

 like the pileus ; stem abont 2 in. long, 1-2 lines thick, equal, 

 round when young then flattened, glabrous, reddish, apex 

 slightly mealy, distinctly cartilaginous, hollow. 



Agaricus (Omplmlia) officiatus. Fries, Epicr., p. 121 ; Cke., 

 Hdbk., p. 92; Cke., Illustr., pL 287b. 



In woods, beech especially, among fallen leaves. 



The larger form resembles Colhjhia dryopliila in habit, the 

 smaller Triclioloma carneoliim, but distinct from both in the 

 decurrent gills. (Fries.) 



** Pyxidati 



Omphalia chrysophylla. Fr. 



Pileus 1-2J in. across, somewhat membranaceous, flaccid, 

 deeply umbilicate, limb spreading and somewhat reflexed, 

 flocculose, somewhat squamulose, very hj'grophanous, 

 brownish-yellow when moist, hoary tan-colour, or whitish 

 and hoary when dry ; gills decurrent, distant, distinct, broad, 

 persistently deep golden-yellow; stem 1-2 in. long, 2 lines 

 thick, tough, soon hollow, equal, rather incurved, base 

 downy, somewhat rooting, goklen- egg-yellow, colour per- 

 sistent ; spores elliptical, 8 x 4 /x. 



Agaricus {Omijlialia) clirijsoplnjllus, Fries, Epicr., p. 122 ; 

 Cke., Hdbk., p. 92 ; Cke., Illustr., pL 1152a. 



On rotten pine wood, also on old pine sawdust. 



Gregarious. Distinguished from 0. Postii, which the 

 present species rather resembles in colour, in the pileus not 

 being glabrous, broader gills, and in growing on wood. 



Omphalia Postii. Fr. 



Pileus about 1 in. across, flesh very thin; deeply um- 

 bilicate, margin striate, glabrous, orange; gills deeply 

 decurrent, narrow, rather distant, whitish; stem 2-3 in. 

 long, 1-lJ line thick, even, glabrous, yellow, hollow, equal, 

 straight. 



Agaricus (Omphalia) Postii, Fries, Monogr., ii. i^. 291; 

 Cke., Hdbk., p. 93; Cke., Illustr., pi. 194a? 



In swamps. 



It is doubtful ^'hether Cooke's figure is not an orange 



