HrilENOilTCETES. 



17 A. MULTiFOEMis. Schoeff. 1 — 3. 1 — i. i — |. 



Pileus bluntly conic, or expanded, often cracked, or irregular, 

 nap mouse grey, or slate coloured; stem white, silky. 

 Spores nearly round. -0002. Under trees, or in woodland 

 pastures. Common. Gregarious. 



Spongiosa — ^nleus compact, hare. 



18 A. PERSONATUS. Frfcs. 1 — 3. 2 — 0. \ — |. 



Pileus convex, smooth, purple or brownish lilac ; gills violet ; 

 stem tinged with violet. Wlien in fine condition this is a very 

 beautiful plant, ever}' part is neat and compact, and the gills 

 are of a lovely amethystine hue. Gregarious. Esculent. 

 Spores elliptic, yellowish. -00033. Sides of lanes, and pastures; 

 generally distributed. 



19 A. NUDUS. BuU. 2. 2—3. i— i. 



Pileus thin, depressed or wavy. Much resembling the pre- 

 ceding species, but inclined to be watery, and to assume a 

 reddish hue. Spores narrowly elliptic. "OOOaS. Woodland 

 pastures ; generallj' distributed. 



ffygrqpkana— pileus more or less umbonate, hi/(jr<^hanous. 



20 A. GRAMMOPODirs. Bull. 2 — 3. 3 — 5. i — |. 



Pileus compact, convex, then expanded, quite smooth, pale 

 dusky, margin at length raised and wavy ; gills dusky-white, 

 slightlj' dccurrent. Gregarious. The description of -4. nebularia 

 in the E.F. belongs to this plant. Kev. M. T. Berkeley, in the 

 Annals, No. 61. Excellent for food. Spores elliptical. ■0004. 

 Warren, New Brighton. Southport, Eev. T. P. Kirkman. 



Sub-rjcmts CLITOCYBE. 

 Sect. A. Pileus fleshy, colour unchanged in drying. 



Disciforines— pileus convex, then plane or depressed. 



21 A. NEBULARis. Batsch. 3 — 4. 2 — 4. 1 — l^. 



Pileus convex, very smooth, colour of lead, margin rounded; 

 stem ventricose, hollow, elastic, streaked ; gills close, pale 

 yellowish. Spores irregular, narrow. '00028. Gregarious, 

 in an old saw-pit, Bromborough. This plant which is A. 

 canaliculatus, E.F., and A. tm-gidus, Greville, is represented by 

 Batsch with a sub-cylindrical stem. 



22 A. CERUSSATUS. Fries. 2. 2 — 3. J. 



Pileus nearly plane, opaque white, often shining as if enamel- 

 led ; gills not decurrent. Grassy places, Crosby and New 

 Brighton. 



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