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This last appears to be quite a distinct species from A., but 

 B. is intermediate between the two. (Fries.) 



Pileus 1-2-4 in. broad, white at the margin, centre pale 

 mouse-colour, sometimes spotted when touched with violet 

 or yellow ; stem 2 in. high, 3-6 lines thick. (Berk.) 



Tricholoma scalptnratum. Fr. 



Pileus 2-3 in. across, flesh very thin except at the disc, 

 dingy, as is also that of the stem ; conical then expanded, 

 tomentose at first, then becoming broken up into umber or 

 rufous scales on a yellowish- white ground ; gills emarginate, 

 adnexed, rather crowded, 2 lines broad, white then yellowish ; 

 stem 2-3 in. long, ^ in. thick, unequal, whitish, fibrillose or 

 minutely squamulose, stuffed ; spores 6-7 X 3 • o />t. 



Agaricus (Triclioloma) scalptiiratus. Fries, Epicr., p. 31 ; 

 Cke., Illustr., i^l. 215; Cke., Hdbk., p. 29. 



In woods. 



Covered with floccose down like a Lepiota when young, 

 then broken up into broad, discoloured scales on a yellowish- 

 white ground. Allied to T. terreum. (Fries.) 



Var. argyraceus, Bull. ; Cke., Illustr., pi. 165. 



Diff*ering from the typical form in being more slender and 

 graceful; pileus whitish or silvery; gills narrower and 

 more crowded, whitish. 



Var. chrysites, Jungh. ; Cke., Illustr., pi. 947. 

 About the size of the typical form ; very pale, pileus and 

 gills becoming yellowish ; spore subglobose, 4 /x diameter, 



Var. virescens, Wharton; Cke., Illustr., pi. 641. 



Somewhat resembling the typical form in colour, but 

 turning yellowish-green in all parts when bruised, or during 

 drying. 



Slightly acrid, odour none. Spores elliptical, 6 X 3 /x. 

 According to the figure the gills are narrow and slightly 

 sinuate, with a minute decurrent tooth. 



** Gills becoming tinged red or grey, edge often sjpotted, 



Tricholoma vaccinum. Fr. 

 Pileus 3-5 in. across, flesh rather thick, and like that of 

 the stem, white and fibrous, then reddish ; campanulate then 



