PLUTEUS. 291 



pellucid processes. Sporules rose-coloured, elliptic. Stein 

 2-3 in. high, 2-6 lines thick, downy at the base, sometimes 

 rooting, attenuated upwards, twisted and striate, yellow or 

 ochraceous shaded with orange, solid, or at length perfectly 

 hollow, composed of crisp filaments. (Berk.) 



Pluteus chrysophaeus. Schaeff. 



Pileus l-2 in. across, flesh very thin except at the 

 disc, campanulate then expanded, glabrous, naked, slightly 

 wrinkled, margin striate, cinnamon-colour; gills free, 2-3 

 lines broad, whitish then pale salmon-colour ; stem 2-3 in. 

 long, 2-3 lines thick, whitish, glabrous, equal, more or less 

 hollow. 



Agaricus cJirysopliaeus, Schaeffer, t. 253; Cke., Hdbk., 

 p. 118; Cke., Illustr., pi. 309. 



On beech trunks, &c. 



Resembling P. leoninus in size, but differing in the 

 cinnamon-colour of the pileus, which is often obtusely 

 umbonate. 



Pluteus phlebophorus. Ditm. 



Pileus 1-2 in. across, flesh thin ; convex then expanded, 

 with prominent raised veins, umber, naked, margin not 

 striate ; gills free, 2 lines broad, white, then pale salmon- 

 colour ; stem 1-lf in. long, 2 lines thick, incurved, glabrous, 

 whitish, shining, hollow. 



Agaricus phlebophorm, Ditm., in Sturm, t. 15; Cke., Hdbk., 

 p. 118; Cke., Illustr., pi. 422A. 



On trunks, stumps, &c. 



Allied to P. nanus, from which it is distinguished by the 

 distinctly hollow stem and naked pileus, i.e. not pruinose. 



Pileus 1-2| in. broad, slightly convex or plane in maturity, 

 thin for the size of the plant, but rather firm, pleasant 

 yellowish-brown ; epidermis rugose, the rugae branched like 

 veins. Gills broad, ventricose, free, white, changing to rose- 

 colour from the sporules. Stem 2-4 in. high, 3-4 lines thick, 

 whitish, somewhat twisted, mostly hollow, frequently in- 

 curved at the base, which is slightly thickened. (Grev.) 



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