Lepiota AGARIC ACE/E 21 



enlarged at base, irregularly scaly, colour as P. Flesh becoming 



faintly rufous. A. membranous, fibrillose, lax. G. free, ventri- 



cose, crowded, ivory or faintly flesh-coloured. 



Odour weak. Hilly pastures. Autumn. 7 X 4J X J in. With the mixed 

 characters of 21, 22, and 23. 



23. L. excoriata Quel, (from the cracked membrane of the pileus) a b c. 

 P. semiglobose, slightly scaly, pale buff. A. less movable than 



in 21 and 22. Flesh unchanging white. 



Said to be edible. Taste and odour usually delicate and agreeable, but 

 varying to rank and unpleasant. Pastures and hedge-sides ; less common 

 than 21 and 22. May-Oct. 4 X 4 X f in. 



24. L. graeilenta Quel, (from its slender stem) a b c. 



P. subumbonate, slightly scaly ; sc. broad, adpressed, pale brown. 



A. slightly movable. Flesh unchanging white. 



Often coespitose. Edible. Pastures, under beeches ; uncommon. June- 

 Nov. 4 x 7 X § in. 



25. L. mastoidea Quel, (from the resemblance of the pileus to a 



breast ; Gr. mastos) a b c. 

 P. acutely umbonate, whitish ; sc. minute, dark brown, varying 



whitish. St. brownish-white. 

 Woods. Sept. -Oct. 2 x 3 J X T 3 6 in. 



b. Clypeolarice. 



26. L. Friesii Quel, (after Elias Fries) a b c. 



P. tomentoso-scaly, rich dark brown. St. pale brown. A. 



superior. G. crowded, branched. 



Odour heavy, strong. Pastures, grassy places, gardens, sawdust, tree-roots, 

 cinder-heaps. Aug.-Oct. \\ X 4 X | in. 



27. L. aeutesquamosa Gill, (from the sharp pointed scales of the 



pileus) a b c. 

 P. lobed, ochreous buff-brown ; sc. dark brown. St. pale brown. 

 A. large. G. free, but close to stem, branched. 



Sometimes crespitose. Said to be edible. Taste mild, insipid ; odour slight., 

 mephitic, disagreeable. Gardens, yards, hot-beds, melon-frames, church- 

 yards, greenhouses. Sept. -Nov. 4^ X 4f X f in. 



28. L. Badhami Quel, (after C. D. Badham) a b c. 



P. pale crimson-brown ; sc. small velvety, dark purple-brown. 



St. crimson-brown or deep purple-brown below, paler above. 



G. at length black edged. Flesh changing to saffron-crimson 



when broken. 



Taste none or insipid ; odour strong, usually unpleasant. Under yews, 

 hawthorns, hedges. Sept. -Nov. 3i X 5 X § in. 



29. L. emplastrum Sacc. (from the plaister-like scales) a b. 



P. yellow-buff; sc. large, smooth, brown. St. dull pale buff- 

 yellow. Flesh pink when broken. 



Gregarious. Taste and odour none. Amongst grass under trees. Oct. 

 3 x l\ X \ in. 



