124 AGARICUS. 



Mycena. Spores 8-IO X 4-5 mk, B. Name — elegans, neat. Pe7-s. -5y«./. 391. Fr. 



JMonogr. i. p. 198. Hym. Eur. p. 131. Berk. Out. p. 121. C. Hbk. n. 169. 

 Illust. PL 284. a. S. Mycol. Scot. n. 141. Fl. Dati. t. 2024. 



254. A. rubro-marginatus Fr. — Pileus about 2.5 cent, (i in.) 

 broad, hygrophanoiis, becojiimg red-livid or purple-fuscous, beco?n- 

 ing pale {y2cc\2i0\€), memdra/taceotts, ca.mpa.nu\a.te, obtuse, striate, 

 smooth. Stem 2.5-5 cenl. (1-2 in.) long, scarcely exceeding 

 2 mm. (i lin.) thick, fistulose, rigid-fragile, equal, often curved- 

 ascending, even, smooth, pallid-livid. Gills adnate, with a small 

 decurrent tooth, distaiit, distinct, not ventricose, whitish then 

 grey, edge fuscous-purple, not manifestly toothed. 



It approaches Galericulati in its colours, but is smaller, not casspitose, 

 somewhat fragile, inodorous, juiceless. It has much in common with A. san- 

 guinolentus, from which it differs in its stature an4 juiceless stem. 



In woods, chiefly pine, on branches, &c. Frequent. July-Nov. 



Name — ruber, red ; margo, margin. From the red edge of gills. Fr. 

 Monogr. i. p. 199. Hyin. Eur. p. 132. Ico77. t. 7^. f. 4. Berk. Out. p. 122. 

 C. Hbk. n. 170. Illust. PI. 2S4. b. S. Mycol. Scot. n. 142. Var. fusco- 

 purpureus Lasch n. 544. Among dead leaves. Very distinct from the usual 

 form, having much the appearance of an exotic Marasjnius. B. 6^ Br. n. 

 1639. 



255. A. strobilinus Fr. — Pileus 6-10 mm. (3-5 lin.) broad, 

 scarlet, conical then campanulate, membranaceous, the slightly 

 fleshy even uvibo acute, slightly striate and most frequently paler 

 at the circumference, smooth, dry. Stem 5 cent. (2 in.) long, 2 

 mm. (i lin.) thick, fistulose, slightly rigid., equal, juiceless, even, 

 smooth, white-strigose at the base. Gills adiiate, decurrent with a 

 thin tooth, distant, distinct, alternate, a little paler than the pileus, 

 but the edge is darker, black-blood colour. 



Somewhat fasciculate. The whole plant is shining, persistently scarlet, not 

 changing colour or becoming pale. 



On dead leaves, twigs, and cones of Scotch fir. Rare. 

 Autumn. 



Fries has gathered it in beech woods. Name — strobilus, a pine-cone. Fr. 

 Mo7iogr. i. p. 200 (A. coccinellus). Hym. Eur. p 132. Berk. Out. p. 122. 

 C. Hbk. 71. 171. Illust. PI. 131. A. S. Mycol. Scot. 77. 143. Fl. Dan. t. 

 2.02~). /. I. A. coccineus 6'c'w. /. 197. C. Illust. PI. 131. B. 



256. A. rosellus Fr. — Pileus rose-colour, at length becoming 

 pale, wholly membranaceous and striate and without a projnifient 

 acute and even lunbo, campanulate then hemispherical, obtusely 

 umbonate, slightly hygrophanous. Stem thin, soft, white-tomen- 

 tose not strigose at the base, juiceless. Gills scarcely decurrent 

 with a tooth, somewhat distant, rose-colour, edge black-purple. 



