Pluteus AGARICACE^E 



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times P. 12 in. in diam. Yzx.petasatus Mass., P. greyish-white. 6x8xfin. 

 Var. patrkuis Mass., P. scaly. Var. Pullii Mass., P. deep-brown. 

 6§- in. in diam. 



459. P. umbrosus Gill, (from its habitat ; umbrosus, shady) a b. 



P. convex, broadly subumbonate, wrinkled, umber ; marg. fim- 

 briate with V. St. solid, villous-scaly ; umber- whitish. G. 

 fuliginous-fimbriate at marg. 



Dead wood, fir, oak. Sept. 2§ x 2h x T 5 ff in. This has less claim to 

 specific rank than var. eximius of 458. 



460. P. ephebius Gill, (from the down on the pileus ■ ephebius, like 



a youth) a b. 

 P. convex, tomentose, pale slate-blue or lilac, sometimes slate. 



St. stuffed, whitish or bluish. G. salmon. 

 Rotten wood, trunks. 2§ x i\ X \ in. 



461. P. salieinus Quel, (from its usual habitat, willow, Salix) a b. 



P. convex, subumbonate, subpilose, pale blue-grey ; mid. slightly 

 wrinkled. St. colour as P., or clouded greenish. 



Willow, bramble, alder. Feb. -Dec. if X 2j X \ in. Var. beryllus 

 Karst., P. greenish-streaked ; alder. Nds.floccosa Sacc, two or three times 

 smaller than 460, to which it is allied. 



462. P. hispidulus Gill, (from the slightly hispid pileus) a b. 

 P. convex, grey or purplish-grey. St. hollow, silvery-white. 

 Stumps, beech, earth in hothouses, § x \\ X ^ in. 



463. P. pellitus Quel, (from the separable membrane of the pileus ; 



pellitus, clad in skins) a b. 



P. hemispherical, silky-white. St. stuffed, white. 



Odour disagreeable. Trunks, earth, rotten branches, twigs, chips, roots of 

 trees, amongst grass in pastures. July-Sept, if X if X £ in. 



464. P. nanus Quel, (from its small size j nanus, dwarf) a b c. 



P. convex, umber or slate-brown ; mid. wrinkled. St. solid, 

 whitish. 



Thatch, rotten wood, rotten sawdust, earth, sticks, leaves and in gardens. 

 Aug. -Oct. if X 2^ x j S in. Var. hit esc ens Karst. has an orange- 

 yellow St., sulphur-yellowish flesh and salmon or sulphur G. Var. 

 major Mass. is larger than the type. 



465. P. spilopus Sacc. (from the spotted stem ; Gr. spilos, a spot, pons, 



a foot) a b c. 

 P. convex, subumbonate, rugulose, brown. St. stuffed, tan-white 



or greyish, black-dotted. 

 Stumps, wood. Oct. 7.\ X I J X \ in. Sometimes small, J x I in. or less. 



466. P. semibulbosus Gill, (from the slightly enlarged base of stem) 



a b. 

 P. hemispherical, sulcate, mealy, white. St. hollow, white, base 



sienna and white cottony. G. distant ; marg. entire. 

 Wood, branches, rotten wood. § x $ X £ in. 



