J^aricus.] FUNGI. 103 



slightly ventricose, stem incurved solid minutely stiigose at the 

 base. 



On sticks, especially of bramble. Aug. Margate. JRev. M. J, 

 Berkeley.— Pileiis \ inch or more broad, at first regular with a short 

 stem, gradually becoming excentric and resupinate, of a yellowish or 

 livid-grey hue, pallid when old. GUIs rather distant, at first greyish, then 

 umber, edge pulverulent. Sporulcs umber. Stem very short, at first 

 straight, then incurved, solid, externally mealy, adhering by a little fine 

 down. — This species seems most nearly allied to A. hyssisedus, but is 

 certainly distinct. 



279. A. varuibilis, Pers. (variable sessile Agaric); pileus 

 membranaceous resupinate then reflexed white clothed with 

 silky down, gills reddish-wliite. Pers. Sy7i. p. 483. Fr. Sysf. 

 Mi/c. V. 1. 2^. '275. Grcv. Sc. Crypt. Fl. 235. Pers. Myc. Eur. 

 v.'s. p. 28.-—^. 7iiveus, Soiv. t. 97. Purt. v. 2 4' 3. n. 979.— 

 A. sessilis, Bull. t. 152, 581./. 3. With. v. 4. p- 2G3. 



Sticks, stalks and leaves in woods, &c. More or less the \n hole year. 

 Very common. — Pileus h — 1 inch broad, membranaceous, at first hemi- 

 sph;erical witli a short stem, soon resupinate and then again reflexed, 

 the stern becoming quite obsolete, white, covered with silky dov.n : 

 sometimes there is no stem at first, but the pileus is resupinate from 

 the earliest stage of growth. Sporulcs elliptic, rusty-pink. The cel- 

 lular tissue is a beautiful object under a powerful lens. 



280. A. pezizoides, Nees, {Peziza-shaped Agaric) ; cnp-shaped 

 sessile olive-brown granulose externally, gills radiating. Kees, 

 Act. Nat. Cur. IX. p. 249. t. G.f. \S.'(Jidc Fries.) Fr. Sysf. 

 3Iyc. V. \. p. 27G. — A. Epixylon, jS. pezizoides, Pers. Jlyc. Fur, 

 V. 3. p. IG. — A. campaimlcEj'ormiSy Purt. v. 3. n. 1481. (Purt. 

 MSS.) 



On rotten branches. Feb. Pophills. Mrs. Rufford.—" Gregarious, 

 fleshy, subgelatinous, 1 line high and broad, fixed at the base by very 

 delicate white fibres. Gills about 12, thick, ventricose. Ir. I. c. 

 Gills white to stone-colour ; margin subcrenatc, white and somewhat 

 cottony in young specimens." Purt. I. c. 



Series V. Pratklla ; (from pratuw, pasture-ground.) ' Veil 

 not arachnoid. Gills changing colour, clouded, at length dis- 

 solving. Sporulcs broini-purple.* 



Subgenus 29. Volvauia ; (so called from being furnished 

 with a rolra.) Veil single universal, distinct ; covering the whole 

 plant tclien young, at length torn and lolxd from the protrusion of 

 the stem. Pileus fleshy, canijiamihdCy then e.ipaneltd, silhy or 

 sli(fhlly viscid, distinct from the stem. Gills free, ventricose, 

 broeul, close, vncepial, changing colour, clouded. Gills vhite then 

 flesh-coloured, more or less eleli(jucsce?it. — Growing on rotten uvoel 

 or dung, principally in sumnuT. 



* riif sporulcs arc almost losr-rolonrcd in A. /'<»»i/'vi «'im,<, A- JjOtetaHHg, 

 and H«<//;/,s; ami iVrniiiiiioiis in A. vitcllinus, JJoUonii, and tilulxins ; almost 

 blmk ill <.'i>i>rinajius aud i'opiinuf. 



