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AGARICACE.E 



Panceolus 



XL. PAN^OLUS Quel. 

 (From the variegated gills ; Gr. panaiolos, all variegated.) 



Veil appendiculate at the margin of the pileus. Hymenophore 

 confluent with, but heterogeneous from the cartilaginous stem. 

 Pileus subfleshy, conical without striae, not expanding, the margin 

 exceeding the gills, viscid when moist, lustrous when dry. Stem 

 central, lustrous, somewhat firm, fistulose except 905 — 8, simple. 



Fig. 49. — Pavceolus campamdatus Quel. 

 One-half natural size. Entire and in section. 



Gills ascending, black or variegated slate-blackish, not deliquescent. 



(Fig- 49-) 



The species usually grow in rich grassy places or on dung from 



summer to late autumn, often near towns and villages. 



The nearest structural allies are found in Collybia, Leptonia^ 



Naucoria and Psilocybe. Species 897 — 908 



Pileus conico-campanulate with a gelatinous-liquescent cuticle, 

 viscid, shining when dry. Stem fistulose, minutely so 

 in 898. 897—899 



Pileus hemispherical to conico-campanulate, moist or damp, 

 opaque, bibulous, somewhat flocculose when dry. Stem 

 fistulose. 900, 901 



Pileus hemispherical to conico-campanulate, dry, smooth, 

 slightly shining, not zoned. Stem fistulose. 902 — 904 



Pileus conical to campanulate, dry, smooth, zoned round the 

 margin. 905—908 



