248 FUNGUS-FLOKA. 



Clitopilus straminipes. Mass. 



Pileus 1-2 in. across, almost membranaceous, fragile, 

 smooth, even, rather shining, whitish, at length expanded 

 and depressed in the centre ; gills shortly decurrent, scarcely 

 crowded, whitish then rosy ; stem about 2 in. long 1|- line 

 thick, equal, smooth, often compressed, straw-colour below, 

 sprinkled with white meal above, hollow ; spores irregularly 

 globose, nodulose, 10-12 p. diameter. 



Agaricus (Clitopilus) straminipes, Massee, Grev., vol. xvi. 

 p. 43. 



Among grass. 



Distinguished by the white, shining pileus and the pale 

 fetraw-coloured stem. 



Clitopilus stilbocephalus. B. & Br. 



Pileus -!TJ- in. across, campanulate, obtuse, or sometimes 

 slightly umbonate, margin straight, yellowish-white or 

 greyish, sparkling with atoms, white and rather silky when 

 dry; flesh rather thick; gills adnate or emarginate and 

 adnexed, 1|-2J lines broad, veined, salmon-colour ; stem 2-3 

 in. long, 1J-2 lines thick, nearly equal, silkly fibrous, white, 

 hollow; spores oblong, apiculate, angularly nodulose, 12 x 

 78 p.. 



Agaricus (Clitopilus) stilbocephalus, B. & Br., Ann. Nat. 

 Hist., 1879, p. 205, No. 1758; Cke., Hdbk., p. 128; Cke., 

 Illustr., pi. 324B. 



On the ground. 



Distinguished by the pileus being covered with sparkling 

 atoms, and the large angularly nodulose spores. 



The gills are broadly adnate when young, but become 

 ventricose with age, and then appear to be sinuate and 

 adnexed. There is in all stages a more or less evident 

 decurrent tooth. 



Clitopilus Smithii. Mass. 



Pileus 1^ in. across, very soon becoming quite plane and 

 orbicular, sometimes undulated, flesh rather thick except at 

 the margin, even, atomate, whitish or with a dingy yellow 

 tinge; gills broadly adnate with a slight decurrent tooth, 

 2 lines broad, salmon-colour; stem 23 in. long, 1| 2 lines 

 thick at the base, tapering very slightly upwards, straight, 



