NAUCORIA. 157 



fibril lose, woolly at the base, stuffed; spores elliptical, 10- 

 11 x 4-5 /*. 



Agaricus (Naucoria) innocuus, Lasch, n. 398 ; Cke., Illustr., 

 pi. 439A; Cke., Hdbk., p. 176. 



On damp ground. 



Naucoria cerodes. Fr. 



Pileus -1^ in. across, campanulato-convex then expanded, 

 obtuse, at length depressed, orbicular, smooth, even, hygro- 

 phanous, watery cinnamon when moist, silky and wax-colour 

 when dry ; gills adnate, separating from the stem, broad, 

 cinnamon- colour, rather distant; stem 1|-2| in. long, 2 lines 

 thick, equal, naked, yellowish, base ferruginous, hollow ; 

 spores elliptical, smooth, 6 X 3 /A. 



Agaricus (Naucoria) cerodes, Fries, Epicr., p. 1 95 ; Cke., 

 Hdbk., p. 176 ; Cke., Illustr., pi. 489s. 



Amongst grass ; on burnt soil, &c. 



Gregarious. Margin of pileus sometimes slightly pellucidly 

 striate when moist. Eesembling in colour Galera hypnorum ; 

 the latter, however, differs in the umbonate pileus, broader 

 gills, and longer stem. 



Naucoria melinoides. Fr. 



Pileus |-1 in. across, convex then almost plane, slightly 

 gibbous, even, glabrous, tawny when moist, ochraceous when 

 dry, slightly striate at the margin when old ; gills adnate, 

 triangular-oblong, crowded, margin minutely dentate, some- 

 what tawny or honey-colour ; stem about l in. long, 1 line 

 or more thick, equal or slightly thinner upwards, coloured 

 like the pileus, base paler, sprinkled with white meal at the 

 apex, hollow, rather firm ; spores elliptical, 10-12 x 4-5 p.. 



Agaricus (Naucoria) melinoides, Fries, Epicr., p. 195 ; Cke., 

 Hdbk., p. 176 ; Cke., Illustr., pi. 457A. 



Amongst grass on lawns, &c. 



Pileus 2 lines to 1 in. broad, submembranaceous, umbonate, 

 when moist tawny, margin pellucid, ochraceous or whitish 

 when dry. Gills very variable, adnexed or broadly adnate, 

 ventricose, at first paler than the pileus, at length cinnamon. 

 Stem 1-2 in. high, scarce 1 line thick, fistulose above, sub- 

 pruinose, thickened below and downy, changing colour. The 

 gills remain bright. (Berk.) 



