326 FUXGUS-FLOEA. 



1859 ; Cke., HdWc, p. 232 ; Cke., Ilhistr., pi. 683 b ; Berk., 

 Outlines, p. 182. , 



On the ground. Somewhat resembling Coprlnus^ j;Z<caf?Z/s 

 in size and general appearance, but readily distinguished 

 from this aud all other species by the pale cinnamon- 

 coloured stem, and the slightly curved spores. The disc is 

 not depressed when the pileus is expanded as in C. ^iUcatilis. 



** Furfurelli. 



Coprinus domesticus. Fr. 



Pileus l?,-2 in. across, thin, ovate, then campanulate, 

 obtuse, furfuraceo - squamulose, smoke-coloured _ or pale 

 greyish- white, disc brown, undulato-sulcate,_ splitting ; gills 

 adnexed, crowded, narrow, at first reddi.sh-whitc, then 

 blackish-brown ; stem 2-3 in. long, 2-3 lines thick, slightly 

 attenuated upwards, adpressedly silky, white, hollow, spores 

 14-16 X 7-8 fjL. 



Coprinus domesticus. Fries, Epicr., p. 251 ; Cke., Hdbk., 

 p. 232 ; Cke., Illustr., pL 684. 



On moist rotten wood, damp carpets, on damp walls, &c. 

 Caespitose. The largest species included in the present 

 section of the genus. 



Very brittle, often caespitose; pileus 2 in. broad, mem- 

 branaceous, campanulate, apex nearly smooth, reddish- 

 brown. Gills white Avhen young, then ruddy, at length 

 brown-black. Stem 2-3 in. high, 3 lines thick, even, 

 attenuated upwards. (Fries.) 



Coprinus stercorarius. Fr. 



Pileus above 1 in. high, when fully expanded 1| in. broad, 

 very thin, ovate then campanulate, sometimes expanded, and 

 a little upturned at the margin, densely covered with a 

 white, glistening, micaceous powder, margin striate ; gills 

 adnexed about i'.', lines broad, ventricose, black; stem at 

 first ovately bulbous, then elongated, 3-5 in. long, equally 

 attenuated upwards from the base, at first minutely mealy, 

 white, hollow ; spores 14-15 x S fx. 



Coprinus stercorarius. Fries, Epicr., p. 251 ; Cke., Ildbk., 

 p. 232 ; Cke., Illustr., pi. 085 A. 



On dung, manured ground, &c. Diflfcring from the other 



