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[dothiophora, Fr. P. exp. oblique, gibbous, hoary ; g. decur. 

 crowded, whitish ; s. solid, short, excentric, glabrous. 



ff Pileus violet or rufescent. 



cyanophaea, Fr. P. 6 9 cm. plane, obtuse, brownish-blue; 

 decur. violet then pale; s. 6 7 cm. narrowed upwards, 



bluish when young, apex abruptly white ; sp. 



Differs from Trich. nudum in decurrent gills, &c. 



[tyrianthina, Fr. Exp. even, purplish flesh colour, pellicle 

 separable when dry ; g. rosy violet ; s. villose then striate. 



Differs from C. gilva in springing from a fiery-red mycelium. Some- 

 what resembling Trich. personatum. 



opiparia, Fr. P. 5 9 cm. nearly plane, obtuse, yellowish flesh- 

 colour, shining ; g. white, connected by veins ; s. 4 7 cm. solid, 

 glabrous, whitish ; sp. . 



amara, Fr. Taste very bitter. P. 3 5 cm. plane, obtuse or 

 subumb. floccosely broken up, rufescent ; g. crowded, narrow, white ; 

 s. 4 5 cm. white, solid, floccose then glabrous ; sp. 4 x 2. 



[vulpecula, Kalchb. P. exp. depr. gilvous-rufescent ; g. acutely 

 adnate, narrow ; s. hollow, naked, whitish. 



socialis, Fr. P. 2 3 cm. umb. even, yellowish-red ; g. tinged 

 yellow ; s. 23 cm. reddish, rooting base hairy ; sp. . 



Stem strigose as in Marasmius personatus. 



ftf Pileus becoming yellowish. 



amarella, Pers. Smell strong, taste bitter. P. 4 5 cm. plane, 

 subumb. reddish-yellow or fawn colour; g. tinged grey, shining; s. 

 4 5 cm. pallid grey, white down at base ; sp. - . 



[veneris, Fr. P. exp. gibbous, yellow; g. crowded, shining white ; 

 s. elastic, glabrous, white. 



vernicosa, Fr. P. 4 7 cm. obtuse, even, glabrous, gilvous or 

 deep yellow ; g. yellow ; s. 2 3 cm. glabrous, yellow ; sp. . 



Distinguished from Trich. cerinum by decur. gills. 



venustissima, Fr. P. 3 5 cm. exp. obtuse, striate, orange, 

 tinged red ; g. decur. orange ; s. 3 4 cm. long, glabrous, orange-red ; 

 sp. 6 x 3'5. 



alutacea, Cke. and Mass. P. 1 1*5 cm. convex then umbil. edge 

 incurved, even, tan ; g. narrow, crowded, arcuate, decur. paler than 

 p. ; s. 3 4 cm. smooth, pale ; sp. 6x4. 



subalutacea, Batsch. P. 3 5 cm. plano-depr. obtuse, yellowish 

 then pale ; g. broad, whitish ; s. 4 5 cm. firm, elastic, glabrous ; 

 sp. . 



1 1 1 1 Pileus greenish or pallid. 



odora, Sow. Smell fragrant. P. 4 5 cm. wavy, pale, dingy 

 opaque green ; g adnate, not crowded, pallid ; s. 3 4 cm. elastic ; 

 sp. 6 8 x 4 5. 



