78 AGARICINI. 



and tiTgroplianous, margin incurved or straight ; stem cartilagi- 

 nous and tubular, when young often stuffed, confluent with the 

 hymenophore, but heterogeneous from it ; gills truly and con- 

 siderably decurrent. 



Hab. Generally epiphytal, and mostly peculiar to hilly regions, 

 preferring a damp, woody situation, and a rainy climate. — PL II. 



The species, tlioug-li small, are many o? tbem beautiful ; their properties 

 are not known, and they endure changes of temperature like the hygro- 

 phanous species of Clitocyhe. Ouiphalla is naturally divided into two groups 

 — one, Collybarice, approaching Colli/bia, and the other, Mi/ceuarice, Mycena. 



A. CoUyhaiHcB. 

 Sect. 1. Pyxidatce — jDileus depressed. 



214. Agazicus (Omphalia) pyxidatus. Bull. ''Variable 



Omphalia." 



Pileus sub-membranaceous, umbilicate, then funnel-shaped, 

 smooth, hygrophanous ; margin striate ; stem stuffed, then hol- 

 low, even ; gills decurrent, rather distant, narrow, reddish grey. 

 —Fr. Ejncr.j). 122. Bull. t. 568,/. 2. Ann. N.H. no. 144. Berk. 

 Outl. t. 6,f. 8. Eng. Fl. Y.p. 65-30*. Soiv. ^.210. Berk. exs. no. 

 14. 



Amongst short grass, on lawns, &c. Nov. 



Pileas smooth ; disc sub-membranaceous ; gills decurrent, rather distant, 

 narrower than in any neighbouring species, dirty white, with a rufescent 

 tinge, then of the same colour as the pileus ; stem when young stuffed, then 

 hollow, thickened at the base, and there clothed with whitish down, sub- 

 attenuated upwards. — Fries. Variable in size and colour, flesh-coloured, brick 

 red, dirty tawny, rufous, &c. 



215. Agazicus (Omphalia) hepaticus. Batsch. " Liver- 



coloured Omphalia." 



Tough, rigid ; pileus smooth, rather shining, even ; stem at 

 length compressed, flesh-coloured, inclined to rufous; gills dis- 

 tant, connected by veins, and forked, rather thick, pallid. — Fr. 

 Epicr. 20. 122. Batsch. f.211. Berk. Outl. p, 131. 



On lawns. 



Stem about 1 in. long, 1 lin. thick, flesh colour, inclining to brown, naked, 

 rarely pruinose ; pileus becoming funnel-shaped, ^-1| in. broad, even, red 

 brown when moist, tawny or tan-coloured when dry. 



