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AGARICUS. 



Pholiota. 



Series III. DERMINI {^ep/xa, a skin or membrane).. Spores 

 somewhat ferruginous, clay-coloured however in most of the Hebe- 

 lomata, fuscous-ferruginous in the Phaeoti, yellow in the Sapinei. 



Among Dermini there are no species answering to Amanitae, 

 unless perhaps A. caperatus. The Pluteoli exactly resemble 

 Plutei ; therefore these are placed next to Galerae as a distinct 

 group. Fr. Hy7n. Eur. p. 214. 



The colour of the spores is more variable in this series than 

 in the others. There are no species contained in it with the hy- 

 menophore distinct from the stem. 



Subgenus XIX. PHOLIOTA (<^oAt'y, a scale). Fr. Syst. Myc. 

 i. p. 240. Partial veil in the form of a ring. This subgenus 



passes into Flammula without distinct 

 limits. Fr. Hym. Eur. p. i\Af. 



Pholiota is analogous with Armil- 

 laria and St7'opharia. Care must be 

 taken to distinguish some of the spe- 

 cies from Coriinarii, the distinguish- 

 ing feature being the arachnoid veil of 

 the latter. Most of the PhoHotcB grow 

 on trunks. None are to be commend- 

 ed as edible. 



A. Humigeni (humus, ground; gigno, to 

 bear). Growing on the ground, not ad?tate 

 to mosses, rarely caespitose. 



* Eudermini (ev, well ; and Dermini), spores 

 ferruginous. 



** Phaeoti {^a.i6<i, dusky), spores fuscous-fer- 

 ruginous. 



B. Truncigeni {truncus, a trunk ; gigno, to 

 bear). Growing on wood or epiphytal, most frequently caespitose. 



* ^geritini {A. czgerita). Pileus naked not scaly, but here and thei'e rini- 

 oso-rivulose ; gills pallid then rufescent or becomifig fuscotis. 



** Squamosi {squama, a scale). Pileus scaly, gills changing colour. Pi- 

 leus not hygrophanous. 



f Gills pallid the?t becoming fuscous, olivaceous, clay-coloured ?iot purely 

 ferrugiiious. 



t+ Gills yellow then purely ferruginous or tawny. Not hygrophanous. 

 Compare A. marginatus. 



*** Hygrophani. Gills cinnamon (not at first light yellow). 



C. Muscigeni {muscus, moss ; gigno, to bear). Like ringed Galerce, hygro- 

 ''hanous. 



XX. Agaricus (^Pholiota) squarro- 

 S71S. One-fourth natural size. 



A. Humigeni. O71 the ground, &^c., rarely csespitose. 

 * Eudermini. Spores ferruginous. 



490. A. aureus Matt. Wholly go lcle?i-taza?ty.— "Pileus tawny 

 or inclining to ochraceous, when expanded as broad as the palm 



