388 PLANT DISEASES 



base villous, hyphae white ; spores hyaline, continuous, 

 irregularly oblong, ends attenuated, rounded, 16-20 x 



4-5 I'- 



Schizophyllum, Fries. — Pileus without flesh, dry ; gills 

 coriaceous, flabelliformly branched, edge split open longi- 

 tudinally. 



Schizophyllum commune. Fries. — Pileus very thin, fan- 

 shaped, white or grey, downy, often lobed, 1-2 in. broad ; 

 gills pale brown with a purple tinge, split portions of 

 edge of gills revolute ; spores dingy, 4-6 x 2-3 /x. 



Pholiota, Fries. — Pileus more or less fleshy ; gills adnate, 

 with or without a decurrent tooth, or rounded behind and 

 adnexed, tawny or ferruginous at maturity, as are also the 

 spores ; stem central, furnished with a distinct interwoven 

 ring. 



Pholiota aurivella, Batsch, Cofisp., f. 115. — Pileus 3-6 in. 

 across, fleshy, campanulate, then convex, gibbous, slightly 

 viscid, tawny yellow, variegated, with adpressed, darker 

 scales; gills sinuate, adfixed, 2-2, lines broad, white, then 

 straw-colour, finally rusty umber ; stem 4-6 in. long, almost 

 equal, curved, yellowish, with scattered, adpressed, rusty- 

 brown, floccose squamules, stuffed, often hollow with age ; 

 ring rather distant, imperfect; spores elliptical, 5 X 2*5 /x. 



Pholiota squarrosa, Miill, Fries, Syst. Myc. i. p. 143. — 

 Pileus 2-4 in. across, fleshy, campanulate, then expanded, 

 often gibbous, dry, yellowish-brown, covered with darker, 

 innate, squarrose scales ; gills slightly decurrent, crowded, 

 about 2 lines broad, pallid olive, then ferruginous ; stem 

 3-5 in. long, 3-5 lines thick, slightly narrowed towards the 

 base, flexuous or ascending, pale tawny-brown and covered 



