1 82 AGARICACE^ Hypholoma 



830. H. cedipus Sacc. (from the swollen base of the stem ; oidiftous, 



with a swollen foot) a. 



P. hemispherical ; mid. umber ; marg. pallid, appendiculate with 

 V. St. solid, semibulbous, fibrillose below the distant A., 

 whitish, shaded pale sienna. G. adnate, umber. 



Solitary or in groups of two or three. Sticks and dead leaves. Feb. 

 & X \\ X i in. 



c. Veluti?ice. 



831. H. pseudostorea Rea (from its being at first considered the 



same as H. Stored) a b. 



P. convex, obtuse or subumbonate, then expanded, fleshy, at first 



purplish-brown with mid. darker, soon breaking up into large 



fibrillose purplish-brown scales, silky-white to pale fawn 



beneath; marg. appendiculate and entire when young. St. 



hollow, equal or attenuate downwards, at first even, then silky- 



brown-fibrillose, white above, pale yellowish below. G. adnate, 



at first white, then rose, becoming brown to purple-brown, not 



exuding drops of water. 



Usually ccespitose, sometimes solitary. Taste insipid, somewhat disagree- 

 able ; odour strong, disagreeable. Woods, plantations, under larches. 

 Sept. -Nov. 2§ X 4^ X | in. This is the plant referred to Agariais 

 Storea Fr. by Berkeley, and afterwards named A. Storea, var. ccespitosa by 

 Cooke. Sometimes confounded with 832. 



832. H. laerymabundum Quel, (from the tear-like drops on the gills ; 



lachrymabundus ', tearful) a b c. 

 P. expanded, obtuse, innato-pilose, whitish, then fuscous ; sc. 

 darker; marg. appendiculate with V. St. hollow, fibrilloso- 

 scaly, fuscous-white. G. adnato-rounded, whitish to white- 

 purple-brownish, studded with drops of water. 



Csespitose. Stumps or on the ground, yards. Sept.-Dec. 3 X 3J X T 5 6 in. 

 Often confounded with 831 and 834. Used for inferior ketchup. Some- 

 times sold for the mushroom. 



833. H. pyrotriehum Quel, (from the fiery-red fibrils of the pileus ; 



Gr. p?ir, fire, t/irix, a hair) a. 

 P. expanded, obtuse, pale bright vermilion-ochre ; marg. appen- 

 diculate with V. St. hollow, fibrillose, whitish to pale orange, 

 sometimes imperfectly annulate with V. G. adnate, dull 

 purplish-brown, studded with drops of water. 



Caespitose. Woods, pine, beech, about roots. Aug.-Oct. 3 x 35 X T 5 5 in. 

 Var. egreghim Mass., with a densely shaggy stem. 



834. H. velutinum Quel, (from the velvety pileus of young examples ; 



velhis, fleece) a b c. 

 P. expanded, obtusely umbonate, tawny, umber or sienna ; marg. 

 appendiculate with V. St. hollow, fibrillose, whitish above, 

 sienna or umber below. G. adfixed, brown-fuscous, dark- 

 spotted, studded with drops of water. 



Subcaespitose. Taste insipid. Stumps ; common. July-Oct. 4X 5 X |in. 

 Variable in stature ; pileus sometimes 6 in. in diam. Often confused with 



