1*81 FUNGUS-FLOE A. 



whitish, and thus superficially more nearly approaching T. 

 albobrunneum, from which it is always distinguished by the 

 htrong smell, and yellow flesh of the stem. 



Tricholoma albobrunneum. Pers. 



Pileus about 3 in. across, flesh rather thick, especially at 

 -the disc, clear white ; campanulate then hemispherical, 

 viscid, almost even, but distinctly virgate or minutely 

 streaked with innate fibrils, clear brown; margin at first 

 incurved and puckered ; gills emarginate, rounded behind, 

 not decurrent, scarcely crowded, very broad (3-4 lines), 

 firm but not thick, clear white at first, but soon becoming 

 pallid; stem l|-2 in. long, about 1 in. thick, equal appearing 

 a,t first sight to be glabrous, but in reality minutely silky 

 on the surface, rufescent, white at both ends but most con- 

 .stantly so at the apex, which is powdered with white meal, 

 solid, flesh firm, clear white; spores 46 X 3*5 /x. 



Agaricus albobrunneus, Pers., Syn., p. 293; Cke,, Hdbk., 

 p. 27 ; Cke., lllustr., pi. 197. 



In pine woods, &c. 



Closely allied to T. flavobrunneum, differing in absence of 

 smell, mild taste, and persistently white flesh. 



Tricholoma ustale. Fr. 



Pileus 2-3 in. across, flesh rather thick, white; hemi- 

 spherical then expanded and umbonate, finally almost plane 

 :aud obtuse, even, glabrous, not virgate or streaked, disc 

 rugulosely punctate, bay-brown ; gills emarginate with a 

 decurrent tooth, crowded, rather broad, white then tinged 

 rufous ; stem 2-3 in. long, about in. thick, stuffed then 

 hollow, equal, somewhat rooting, dry, fibrillose, whitish or 

 with a rufescent tinge, apex silky, whiter but not mealy ; 

 spores elliptical, 7-8 x 5 //.; smell none. 



Ago.ricm (Tricholoma) ustalis, Fries, Epicr., p. 29; Cke., 

 lllustr., pi. 88; Cke., Hdbk., p. 28. 



In woods. 



Intermediate between T. flavobrunneum and T. pessundatum, 

 but distinct from both in the absence of smell. (Fries.) 



Tricholoma pessundatum. Fr. 



Smell strong, resembling new meal. Pileus about 3 in. 

 .across, flesh rather thick, convex then expanded, very obtuse, 



