124 AGAEICINI. 



349. Agaxicus (Flammula) sapineus. Fr. " Bright-spored 



Flammula." 



Pileus compact, convcxo-plane, very obtuse, finely floccoso- 

 squamiilose, then cracked ; stem rather stuffed, thick, sulcata, 

 rooting, yellowish, without a ring ; gills adnata, broad, golden 

 yellow, then tawny cinnamon, — Sys. Myc.i. p. 239. Eiig. Fl. v. 

 f). 95. B. ^ Br. Ann. N.ll. 1865,720. 1006. Pers. Ic. ^ JDescr. t. 4, 

 f. 7. Trans. WoolJwpe Club, 1868,;?. 246. 



On fallen branches of Scotch fir, and chips and sawdust about 

 a saw-pit. Aboyne. Aug. On charcoal heaps in woods, round 

 the Wrekin. [Cincinnati.] 



This species is CTitremely variable especially as to the breadth and mode 

 of attachment of the gills. It is remarkable for the bright colour of the 

 spores. — B. d: Br. Sabcsespitcse ; stem usually short, solid, or hollow, often 

 compressed, lacunose, &g. Pileus 1-1 in. broad, disc subopaque, margin 

 paler, shining. Vestiges of the yellow veil scarcely manifest. Odour strong. 

 Spores -00032 X '0002 in. (PI. I V.J. 21.) 



350. Agaxicus (Flammula) picxeus. Fr. " Delicate Flam- 



mula." 



Pileus rather fleshy, convex, then expanded, even, smooth ; 

 stem fistulose, thin, almost umber, attenuated upwards, without 

 a veil, at first pulverulent ; gills adnate, subseceding, crowded, 

 narrow, yellow, then ferruginous. — Fr.Epicr. p. 190. Pers.Ic. 

 Descr. t. 4,/. 7. Fr. Mon. Hym. i. p. 362. 



On old deal boards and pine stumps. — W . G. S. 



Csespitose, delicate. Stem 2-3 in. long, 1-2 lin. thick, slightly attenuated 

 upwards, straight, when young pulverulent, umber. Pileus obtuse, regular, 

 1 in. broad, when young rufous or brownish cinnamon, when older becoming 

 paler and tawny. Gills scarcely 1 line broad, normally adnate. Spores 

 •00023 X -00015 in. 



351. Agaxicus (Flammula) iiliceus. Coolie. "Fern-stem 



Flammula." 



Pileus fleshy, convexo-plane, minutely squamuloso-fibrillose ; 

 stem stuffed, equal, slender ; veil adhering to the stem and mar- 

 gin of pileus in reddish fugacious threads ; gills crowded, adnate, 

 sulphur yellow, at length tawny cinnamon. — Seem.Journ.{l^Q^) 

 p. QQ, t. 3,/*. 1. 



On old tree-fern stems. 



Pileus 1-2 in., obtusely convex, at length plane, golden yellow, minutely 

 flocculoso-squamulose. Stem 1^-2^ in. high, yellowish, dark at the base; 

 often tufted, sometimes solitary. Spores -0003 X -0002 in. 



