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rufescent, becoming silky-even and more whitish but not mealy at Trkholoma. 

 the apex. Gills emarginate, iviih a small deciirrent tooth, crowded, 

 rather broad, white, at length rufescent. 



Intermediate between A. flavobrunneus 2iXidi A. pessundatus, but readily dis- 

 tinguished from both by the entire absence of smell. There are two forms which 

 are constantly different — one larger and firmer, in pine woods, the other smaller 

 and thinner, in beech woods. 



In woods, chiefly pine. Rare. Sept. 



Spores 5x8 mk. W.G.S. Name — 7/ro, to bum. From its scorched appear- 

 ance. Fr. Monogr. '\. p. 57. Hym. Eur. p. 51. Icon. t. 2j. /. 2. C. Hbk. 71. 

 46. Illust. PL 88. S. Mycol. Scot. n. 43. Gon7i. ^ Rab. t. 14./. 2. 



72. A. pessundatus Fr. — Pileus bay -brown or rufescent, paler 

 even whitish at the circumference, compactly fleshy, convex then 

 expanded, very obtuse, flexuous, smooth, in no wise streaked, but 

 grajuilate or giittato-spotted, viscid \ the bent-in margin naked. 

 Stem 5-7.5 cent. (2-3 in.) long, as much as 2.5 cent, (i in.) thick, 

 solid, hard, at first in the form of a bulb, everywhere villous with 

 wliitish squamules, then somewhat equal, rather smooth, white. 

 Gills deeply emarginate, somewhat free, crowded, at first very 

 narrow, shining white, then 6 mim. (3 lin.) broad, rufescent. 



Odcar of new meal, strong ; taste mild. 



In fir woods. Rare. Sept.-Oct. 



Reckoned edible, but too rare to merit attention. Spores very minute, glo- 

 bose, 2-3 mk. C.B.P. Name — pessuvi dare, bent downwards. Fr. Monogr. 

 p. 58. Hym. Eur. p. 52. S. Mycol. Scot. n. 44. Sterb. t. 8 A. 



73. A. stans Fr. — Pileus rufescent, compact, convex then flat- 

 tened, viscid, even (neither granulated nor spotted) ; fiesh red- 

 dish under the cuticle. Stem solid, somewhat equal, squamulose. 

 Gills rounded, crowded, white, spotted-red. 



There are two forms : a) campestris, stem short, obese, reddish-squamulose 

 but not villous, the broader pileus becoming more plane, brown-rufous, obso- 

 letely squamuloso-virgate ? ; in deciduous groves, &c. : b) mo?itatia, stem elon- 

 gated, 7.5 cent. (3 in.), wholly equal, white, white-squamulose only at the apex, 

 pileus smaller, more convex and wholly even ; in mountainous pine woods. 



In woods. Coed Coch, &c. Oct. 



Spores subsphasroid, 5-6 x 4 mk. K. Name — stare, to stand. Standing 

 upright. Fr. Hym. Eur. p. 52. Ico7i. t. 28. C. Illust. PL 198. 



74. A. frumentaceus Bull.— Pileus 5-7.5 cent. (2-3 in.) broad, 

 whitish or clay-colour and variegated rufous, truly fleshy, convex 

 then plane, obtuse, viscous, dry in fine weather, even, smooth : 

 flesh white. Stem 7.5 (3 in.) long, 12 mm. (^ in.) thick, solid., 



