148 FUNGI OF EAST DORSET. 



Wood borders; rare. Sutton Holms (W. R. 

 Lintori). 

 A. rubescens Fr. (Lat., turning red). 



Woods, etc., fairly common ; edible, reddish. 

 Furze Common Copse. Mt. Pleasant. Broad- 

 stone. 



A. spissa Fr. (Lat., crowded, i.e. the warts on the 

 pileus). 



Open ground near trees ; local ; probably 

 poisonous. Like A. rubescens, but grey above. 

 Castle Hill Wood. Furze Common Copse. Wood 

 S. of Alderholt Station. 



Genus 2. AMANITOPSIS Roze. (Gr., like an Amanita). 



Gills free, with a volva but no ring. 

 A. vaginata Roze. (Lat., with a sheath). 



Woods ; not common. Furze Common Copse. 

 Sutton Holms. 



Genus 3. LEPIOTA Fr. (Gr., lepis, a scale, ous, the ear). 



Gills free, with a ring but no volva. 

 L. procera Scop. (Lat., tall). " Parasol Mushroom." 

 Woods and pastures ; frequent ; edible. 

 Edmondsham Park. Furze Common Copse. 

 L. rachodes (Vitt.) Fr. (Gr., surf-like, from the scaly 

 pileus). 



Under trees ; not common. Furze Common 

 Copse. 

 L. amianthina Scop. (Lat., from its yellowish tinge). 



Woods or pastures ; said to be edible. Furze 

 Common Copse. Near Mount Pleasant. 



Genus 4. ARMILLARIA Fr. (Lat., armilla, a bracelet). 



Gills adnate to stem ; ring present, at least at first. 

 A. mellea Vahl. (Lat., of the colour of honey). 



In woods, chiefly on decayed wood, often 

 clustered ; edible ; common. Castle Hill Wood. 



