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206. A. mimicus Smith.— Pileus smooth, with a thin separable Coiiybia. 

 cuticle. Stem fibrillose at the base, fibrilloso-striate in the 

 middle, naked or slightly pruinose at the apex. Gills very broad, 

 somewhat distant, thin, white. 



Odour and taste strong like fish. Agreeing in some points with A. cucmnis, 

 but differing very materially in others. 



Among shavings. 



Pileus pale brownish -yellow. Spores elliptical. Name — mimicus, mimic. 

 From its resemblance to A. cucumis. Worth. Smith ijj litt. C. Illust. 

 PL 129. 



207. A. vertirugis Cke. — Pileus not exceeding 2.5 cent, (i in.) 

 broad, dull brown or cinereous, campanulate, at length convexo- 

 plane, radiato-wrinkled, tough, somewhat membranaceous, mi- 

 nutely pulverulent. Stem 5-6 cent. (2-2>^in.) long, 1-2 mm. (>^- 

 I lin.) thick, fistulose, sometimes compressed, rufous, minutely 

 velvety, strigose at the base. Gills truly adnate, ascending or 

 horizonal, moderately distant, connected by veins, white, with a 

 yellowish tinge. 



On dead fern-roots, stumps, &c. Uncommon. Oct. 



'^z.-mo,— vertex , top ; ruga, a wrinkle. Berk. (A. undatus) Eng. Fl. v. p. 51. 

 Out. p. 117. C. Hbk. 71. 147. Illust. PI. 149. Fr. Hym. Eur. p. 116. 



208. A. stipitarius Fr.— Pileus slightly fleshy, convexo-plane, 

 umbilicate, velvety-sqiiamtilose, or fuscous-fibrillose. Stem stuffed 

 then fistulose, tough, date-brown, shaggy-fibrillose. Gills separat- 

 ing-free, ventricose, somewhat distant, white. 



On grass, thatch, twigs, &c. Frequent. Sept.-Nov. 



Pileus 8-10 mm. (4-5 lin.) broad. Stem 2.5-5 cent. (1-2 in.) long, not 2 

 mm. (i lin.) thick. Its habit is that oi Marasmius ferforans. Name — stipes, 

 a stem. Growing on stems. Fr. Hyfn. Eur. p. 116. Berk. Out. p. 116. /. 

 5./. 6. S. Mycol. Scot. n. 116. Hussey \. t. 68. C. Illust. PL 149. b. A. 

 scabellus Alb. &= Schw. t. 9./. 6, not S. M. A. cauhcinalis Bull. t. 522,/. 2 

 (a remarkable variety, not With., Sow., Sw., &c.) Fr. Monogr. i. /. 158. C. 

 Hbk. n. 144. 



*"^ Gills very narrow, very crowded. 



209. A. hariolorum D.C.— Pileus as much as 5 cent. (2 in.) 

 broad, whitish, somewhat membranaceous, pliant, campanulato- 

 convex then flattened, obtuse, rather depressed, even, smooth, 

 somewhat striate at the margin. Stem 7.5 cent. (3 in.) long, 4-6 

 mm. (2-3 lin.) thick, cartilaginous, fistulose, somewhat equal, 

 somewhat compressed, for the most part covered over with whitish 

 somewhat woolly villous down, naked and pallid only at the very 

 apex, o\.\\Q.v\^\SQ fliscous-rufescent, internally villous at the sides. 



