48 MUSHROOMS. 



PLUTEUS = a penthouse. 



This genus has neither volva nor ring. The 

 gills are rounded behind and free, entirely 

 separate from stem, white, then flesh-colored, 

 but often tinged with yellow. The cuticle is 

 sometimes covered with fibres, or with a bloom 

 upon it (pruinose). The apex of the stem is 

 inserted in the cap like a peg, and in this it re- 

 sembles the Lepiotas. The species grow on or 

 near trunks, appear early, and last until late in 

 the season. 



ENTOLOMA = within and fringe. 



This genus resembles Tricholoma, which be- 

 longs to the white-spored Agarics and Hebe- 

 loma, which is rosy-spored. The species grow 

 on the ground, and are found chiefly after rain. 

 The stem is fleshy or fibrous, soft, sometimes 

 waxy. The cap has the margin incurved, the 

 gills have a tooth (sinuate), and are adnexed to 

 the stem. Some species smell of fresh meal. 



