HYMEN0MYCETE3. 



§ b. Ring inco7i8jnciMus. 



6 A. VAGINATUS. Bull. 5 — 8. 3i — 5. i — 1. 



Pileus when young covered with large patches of the volva, 

 which soon disappear, mouse-grey or fawn with the lustre of 

 satin, margin beautifully furrowed. Spores round, nucleus 

 large. -00045. In woods; generally distributed but not 

 abundant. 



Sub-cjenus LEPIOTA. 



6 A. PROCERUS. Scop. 5 — 9. 3 — 6. i. 



Pilous fleshy, obtusely conic, then nearly plain ; epidermis 

 greyish brown, breaking up into large shaggy scales ; gills 

 free ; stem strong, bulbous, with an ample, moveable ring. 

 Spores elliptic. "0009. Grassy places and sides of lanes. 

 Knowsley. Piainliill. Bidston. Childwall. 



7 A. EXCORIATUS. Schoeff. 2 — 3. IJ — 3. i-. 



Evidently allied to A. procerus, but smaller, the pileus less 

 umbonate ; epidermis cracked into little patches but not 

 squarrose ; ring more delicate and not so loose on the sub- 

 bulbous stem. Spores elliptic. '0008. Pastures. New 

 Brighton. 



8 A. CLYPEOLARiug. Bull. 2 — 2^. 1 — 1|-. 2 lines. 



Pileus campanulate, strongly umbonate ; epidermis rather 

 white and shining ; squarrose scales arranged concentrically ; 

 umbo obtuse, yellowish olive, appearing as if denuded ; stem 

 minutely scaly ; odour none. Spores legumeniform. '00033. 

 In a grassy hollow, New Brighton. 



y A. CRISTATUS. Bolt. H — 2^. 1 — 1^. 1 line. 



Pileus thin and crisp, conical, or expanded and sharply umbo- 

 nate, scaly, white, apex brown. Odour acrid, like that of hot 

 oil. Under walls and hedges. Eainhill and Croxteth. 



10 A. GRANULOSUS. Batscli. 



The typical form of A. granulosus does not appear to be found 

 in this neighbourhood, at least I have seen no plant agreeing 

 with the fig. given by Batsch. 



var. AMiANTHiNus. Fr. 2 — 3. f . |. 



Pileus obtusely umbonate, farinaceous, orange tawny ; stem 

 pale, scaly below the ring which is of the same colour as the 

 pileus. Spores elliptic. -00025. Fir woods amongst moss. 

 Knowsley and Stourton. 

 „ q 1 3 1 



Pileus pale, sub-viscid when moist, not powdery, strongly 

 wrinkled. Pastures, under trees. Knowsley. 



Pileus convex, smooth, nearly white, margin fringed. Open 

 pastures. Knowsley. 



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