166 FUNGI OF EAST DORSET. 



Genus 21. PLUTEUS Fr. (Lat., pluteus, a conical shed, 



from the shape of the pileus). 



P. cervinus (Schaeff.) Fr. (Lat., deer-like, from its fawn 

 colour). Gills free ; no volva or ring. 



On stumps and half-buried wood ; umber, 

 turning dark brown. Not uncommon, but only 

 found in this district by Mrs. Baker at Witchamp- 

 ton. 



Genus 22. ENTOLOMA Fr. (Gr., enlos, within, loma, a 

 fringe, probably referring to the innate character of 

 the partial veil). 



E. sinuatum Fr. (Lat., from the margin of the pileus 

 being wavy, sinuate). 



In deciduous woods ; poisonous ; less frequent 

 than in the N. Forest. Sutton Holms. 

 E. lividum (Bull.) Fr. (Lat., lead-coloured). 



In dry woods or under trees ; poisonous ; rare. 

 Under a belt of trees in Edmondsham Rectory 

 garden. 



E. prunuloides Fr. (Lat., resembling prunulus, i.e. 

 Clitocybe prunulus, which it is said to do in its scent). 

 Among moss and grass ; smell strong of new 

 meal ; like E. lividum, but much smaller ; un- 

 common. Furze common copse. 

 E. jubatum Fr. (Lat., maned or crested). 



Among grass and moss ; mouse-coloured, 

 fibrillose ; not common. Castle Hill Wood. 

 Great Down Copse. 

 E. sericellum Fr. (Lat., silky). 



Among grass ; small, white ; not common. 

 By belt of trees E. side of St. Giles' Park. 

 E. rhodopolium Fr. (Gr., rosy-grey). 



In woods ; pileus brown, then pale ; stem long, 

 mealy at the top ; uncommon. Sutton Holms. 

 E. costatum Fr. (Lat., ribbed, the gills having raised 

 veins). 



