176 AGARIC ACE^: Strophctria 



Most of the species are epiphytal, some grow on the ground. 

 Stropharia agrees in structure with Armillaria and Pholiota. 



Species 802—820 



a. Visripelles. Pileus with an even or scaly, usually viscid 



pellicle. 



Not usually growing on dung. 802 — 810 



Growing on dung ; annulus often imperfect. 811 — 814 



b. Spintrigerce. Pileus without a pellicle, innato-fibrillose, not 



viscid. 815 — 820 



a. Visripelles. 



802. S. aeruginosa Quel, (from its verdigris colour ; cerugo, verdigris) 



a b c. 

 P. expanded, subumbonate, brownish-yellow, covered with trans- 

 parent blue gluten, clad with white scales • marg. appendiculate 

 with V. Si. hollow, white scaly and viscid below A., blue or 

 verdigris, often furnished with stringy root-like growths. 

 G. purple. 



Sometimes caespitose. Odour strong of rancid ointment. Woods, meadows, 

 damp thatch, wood, stumps, hazel, amongst stones ; common. July-Nov. 



32 X 4i X 2 in - 



802a. S. squamulosa Mass. (from the small scales of the pileus ; 



squama, a scale) 



P. soon plane, dry, silky, deep verdigris-green with darker, 



innate, floccose squamules : mid. yellow-orange ; marg. white 



with veil. Si. at length hollow, paler than P., white at base. 



A. fragmentary in the form of large hard white sq. at apex. 



G. crowded, brown, with a vinous tinge. Flesh white in P., 



pale verdigris in St. 



Amongst stones, Ripon. Sept. 1895. 2§ x 2§ x § in. 



803. S. alboeyanea Quel, (from its colours ; albus, white, cyaneus, 



blue) a b c. 



P. plane or subumbonate, bright blue or verdigris from the 



gluten, becoming dull yellowish or white. St. hollow, not 



viscid, white. A. fibrillose, purple. G. fuscous - salmon. 



Flesh white, pale verdigris-green or pale blue. 



Sometimes caespitose. Pastures, woods, sometimes on dung ; uncommon. 

 Sept.-Nov. \\ x 3! X \ in. 



804. S. inuneta Quel, (from the besmeared pileus ; immgo, to 



besmear) a b c. 



P. convex, subumbonate, light yellowish or brownish, slate-purple 



from the gluten. St. fistulose, not viscid, white. A. fibrillose. 



G. adnate, dull fuscous-purple. Flesh white. 



Gregarious, sometimes caespitose. Taste and odour like radishes, but 

 disagreeable. Rich pastures, graveyards, lawns, stumps, sticks. Sept.- 

 Nov. if X3§ X x\in. Form hmdensis Sacc, P. convex, expanded ; St. 

 stuffed. Form iipsaliensis Sacc, P. convex, plane, umbonate ; St. hollow. 

 Var. pallida W. G. Sm., Agaricus inunctus Fr., var. pallidus B. & Br., 

 pale. 



