376 FETCH ; 



Tliwaites thought it was a geaster until he cut it open ; from 



its colour and sulcate margin (as shown on the figure) I have 



no doubt that it must be assigned to the present species. 



It differs from Amanitopsis vaginata Roze in the colouration 



of the pileus, the thin elongated stalk, and the globose spores. 



There are never any remains of the volva on the pileus, and 



the stem is not scaly. Professor F. von Hohnel, who saw 



fresh specimens at Peradeniya, agrees that it is distinct from 



that species. 



23. — Lepiota zeylanica Berk. 



Agaricus [Lejiiota) zeylanicus Berk., Lond. Jo urn. Bot., VI., 

 p. 480. 



Agaricus {Lepiota) theloides Berk. & Br., Trans. Linn. Soc, 

 XXVII., p. 150. 



"'Agaricus {Lepiota) subclypeolarius B. & C ," in Fungi of 

 Ceylon, No. 9, Journ. Linn. Soc, XI., p. 497. 



Agaricus {Lepiota) ruhicatus Berk. & Br., Fungi of Ceylon, 

 No. 10 (loc. cit.). 



Agaricus {Lepiota) inebrialus Berk. & Br., Fungi of Ceylon, 

 No. 11 (loc. cit.). 



Pileus up to 11 cm. diameter, at first cylindric, then cam- 

 pan ulate, finally conico-campanulate, or expanded and strongly 

 obtusely umbonate, often repand ; centre smooth, dark brown, 

 or yellow brown, or buff, elsewhere white covered with minute, 

 sparsely scattered, brown scales; innately radially silky; 

 margin strongly sulcate ; flesh thin, white. 



Stalk 4 to 11 cm. long, 3 to 8 mm. diameter, subequal, 

 white, or yellowish, becoming brown or reddish brown at the 

 base and also when handled, covered with minute glandular 

 (?) points, othei-wise smooth or sometimes slightly silky, base 

 slightly bulbous and sometimes tomentose, hollow, lined with 

 white fibres, turning reddish when cut, especially towards the 

 base. Ring movable, with a sheathing collar 2 or 3 mm. 

 high and a horizontal or semi-erect, spreading, upper margin, 

 white, or pinkish, or witli a purple tinge. 



Gills white, or pale yellow, reddish in decay, broadly ventri- 

 cose, free, rather distant, attenuated behind. 



Spores elliptic, 7-12 X 5-7 , white or pale yellow, reddish 

 when in contact with the decaying pileus. 



