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torn, base usually clad with white thread-like Myc. St. lacu- 

 nose, spongy-cellular and olivaceous within. Cap. and Spores 

 light in colour, pale purplish-brown, but described by Berkeley 

 as lilac. 

 Woods, amongst leaves. Oct. -Dec. Diam. \\ in. Perhaps a form of 2068. 



2064a. L. velatum Vitt. (from the external layer of the peridium 

 forming a universal veil ; velum, a covering) a b. 

 Pe. pyriform or subglobose, slightly umbonate, outer layer 

 tomentose, breaking up into evanescent star-shaped rosettes 

 and forming a false ring-like appearance at the apex of the 

 stem, at length almost completely disappearing, snow-white, 

 inner layer furfuraceous and furnished with very thin short 

 spines, white then delicate flesh-colour, finally greyish. St. with 

 white cord-like Myc, white. Cap. and Spores white, then 

 fulvous, finally ashy. 

 Amongst leaves. Oct. i\ x i£ in. 



2065. L. atropurpureum Vitt. (from the blackish-purple capillitium 



and spores ; ater, black) a b c. 

 Pe. subglobose or pyriform, at first covered with slender spines, 



warm yellowish-brown or rufous, stoma small, irregular. St. 



plicate below, spongy-cellular and pale dull purple within. 



Cap. and Spores dull- to blackish-purple. 

 Downs, woods, under oaks. Sept. -Nov. Diam. if in. 



2066. L. exeipuliforme Pers. (from a fancied resemblance to a 



basin, excipula) a b c. 



Pe. subglobose, usually passing into a long, stout stem, rarely 



almost stemless, at first covered with slender spinose warts, 



white to ivory. St. even, somewhat plicate below, sometimes 



lacunose, spongy-cellular and pale olive within. Cap. and 



Spores dull olive or yellowish-brown. 



Pastures, woods, under firs. May-Nov. Diam. 31 in. Sometimes 7J in. 

 high. Sometimes confused with or made a var. of 2068, 2070 or 207 1, the 

 two latter have smooth spores. 



2067. L. saceatum Fr. (from a fancied resemblance to an inverted 



sac or bag, sacctis) a b c. 

 Pe. subglobose, passing into a long stout stem, plicate below, at 

 first covered with spinulose warts, brownish-ivory, stoma small, 

 irregular. St. often more or less lacunose, spongy-cellular 

 and yellowish-olive within, brownish below. Cap. and Spores 

 yellowish-brown. 



Often in rings of very large size, individuals a foot apirt. Open places, near 

 pines, in and near thickets. Aug.-Oct. Diam. 4 in. Often S in. or more 

 high. 



2068. L. gemmatum Batsch (from the peridium covered with pointed 



warts ; gemma, a young bud) a b c. 

 Pe. subglobose, usually passing into a stem, rarely stemless, at 

 first covered with small pointed spines, pale brown. St. 



