PSATHYRA. 353 



I. CONOPILEI. Pileus conico-campanulate, gills adnexed, 

 of ten free, ascending, stem straight ; veil absent. On the ground in 

 grassy or moist places. 



Psathyra elata. Massee. 



Pileus 1-1 i in. across, submembranaceous, obtusely cam- 

 panulate, very symmetrical, dark clear brown when moist, 

 becoming pale ochraceous when dry, and then minutely 

 atomate, perfectly even and glabrous ; gills adnate, crowded, 

 about 2 lines broad, soft; stem 4-7 in. long, 3 lines thick 

 at the base, slightly and uniformly attenuated upwards, 

 perfectly straight, rigid, glabrous, snow-white, silky shining, 

 hollow, pale brown within ; spores elliptical, brown with a 

 purple tinge, 18 X 8-9 p.. 



Agaricus (Psathyra} conopileus, FT., var. superbus, Jung- 

 huhn, Cke., Hdbk., p. 378; Cke., Illustr., pi. 1158. 



Amongst grass on hedge-banks, &c. Considered by Cooke 

 to be a variety of P. conopilea as stated above, but evidently 

 a distinct species in the obtusely campanulate pileus, the 

 broadly adnate gills, and larger spores. 



Psathyra conopilea. Fr. 



Pileus about 1 in. across, submembranaceous, conico-cam- 

 panulate, even, glabrous, bay-brown, becoming pale ochra- 

 ceous when dry ; gills slightly adnexed, crowded, purple- 

 brown ; stem 4-6 in. long, 1-2 lines thick, slightly thinner 

 upwards, glabrous, whitish, silvery-shining, straight or 

 wavy, hollow; spores elliptical, 14 x 7 /A. 



Agaricus conopileus, Fries, Syst. Myc. i. p. 504 ; Cke., 

 Hdbk., p. 213; Cke., Illustr., pi. 575. 



In grassy places, gardens, &c. A large, showy species, 

 the pileus is dark bay-brown when moist, pale whitish- 

 ochre when dry ; the paler colour shows first at the apex 

 of the pileus and descends to the margin. 



Psathyra mastiger. B. & Br. 



Pileus 1-1 J? in. across, at first nearly cylindrical, obtuse, 

 then conico-campanulate with a strong mammiform umbo, 

 usually wavy, dark rich brown, dingy tan when dry, rather 

 fleshy, even ; gills rather narrow, ascending, aifixed, umber, 

 margin pale, veil none; stem 3 in. or more high, 



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