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Sect. 1. Calodontes — margin of gills darkest. 



166. Agaricus (Mycena) pelianthinus. Fr. " Purplish 



Mycena." 



Pileus somewliat fleshy, convex, then expanded, obtuse, moist, 

 hygroplianous ; margin striate ; stem firm, fibrilloso- striate 

 above, equal, pallid ; gills adnexed, emarginate, beautifully con- 

 nected by veins, purplish, with a darker, toothed edge. — Fr. Epicr. 

 ;?.99. Batt.t.l^J,f.F. JBolt. tA,f.l. Fl.Dan.t.ldll,/.!. Berk. 

 Outl. t. 6./. 1. Eng. FL v. p. 43. Mag. Zool. ^ Bot. no. 2. 



Amongst dead leaves in woods. 



Pileus 1-2 in. broad, when moisttransparent, when dry whitish, tinged with 

 purple, the disc fleshy, even, rather obtuse, flesh white ; gills elegantly con- 

 nected by a net-work of veins, distant, purple, when dry fuscous-umber ; veil 

 none; stem 2-3 in. high, li-2 lines thick, smooth, becoming pallid ; spores 

 white. — Fries. The gills are sprinkled over with short purple hairs, arranged 

 in fascicles on the edge. Smell strong. — M. J. B. 



167. Agaricus (Mycena) balaninus. P. "Beech-mast 



Mycena." 



Pileus somewhat fleshy, convex, then plane, smooth wben dry, 

 striate when moist ; stem striate, rooting, villous below, squamu- 

 lose above ; gills adnate, then seceding, connected by veins, some- 

 what reddish, with a purple edge. — Fr. Epicr. p. 99. Berk. Mag. 

 Zool. ^ Bot. i. t. 15,/. 2. 



Amongst leaves, beech-mast, &c. Eare. 



Pileus Ih in. broad, convex, sub-campannlate, obtusely umbonate, at length 

 more or less expanded, ochraceous, with a slight tinge of umber, very minutely 

 niealy, slightly rugulose, carnoso-membranaceous, margin scarcely striate ; 

 gills broad, rounded, quite free, with the exception of a connecting tooth, 

 rather distant, pale, sprinkled, and fringed with dull purple spicules, inter- 

 stices veiny. Spores white, elliptic; stem2iin. high, 1-2 lines thick, attenu- 

 ated downwards, flexuous, rigid, white, and mealy within the pileus. deep 

 sienna brown below, dark brown at the base, which is embedded more or less 

 in a spongy mass, by which it adheres to the "mast," shining, quite smooth, 

 fistulose.— J/. /. B. 



168. Agazicus (Mycena) marginellus. Fr. "Margined 



Mycena." 



Pileus fleshy, campanulate, umbo darker, smooth, finely striate; 

 stem smooth, gills slightly adnexed, distant, white, the edges 

 darkened with minute particles. — Epicr. p. 100. B. 4' Br. Ann. 

 A^.I?. 1865,710. 988. 



On fir trunks, amongst Hypnum. Aug. Aboyne. 



