Psathyrella Psaihyra. 221 



brown, edge white fimbriate ; s. hyaline white, fibrillose then almost 

 glabrous ; sp. 6 7 x 3'5 4, cystidia fusoideo-ventricose. 



[subtilis, Fr. P. campan. obtuse, almost glabrous, hygr. pel- 

 lucidly striate when moist, ochre then pale ; g. adnate, edge whitish ; 

 s. filiform, lax, glabrous ; sp. 12 16 x 5 8. 



With a scurfy veil when young ] 



PSATHYRA, Fr. 



I. CONOPILEI. Pileus conico-campanulate ; gills 

 ascending, adnexed, often free. 



elata, Mass. P. 3 5 cm. high, obtusely campan. even, glabrous, 

 dark brown then pale and atomate ; g. adnate ; s. 9 15 cm. straight, 

 slightly narrowed upwards, white, shining ; sp. 18 x 8 9. 



conopilea, Fr. P. 2 3 cm. campan. even, glabrous, bay then 

 pale; g. slightly adnexed; s. 8 14 cm. narrowed upwards, white, 

 shining; sp. 14x7. 



mastigera, B. and Br. P. 35 cm. nearly cylindrical obtuse 

 then conico-campau. with a strong umbo, usually wavy, brown then 

 pale ; g. affixed, umber, edge pale ; s. 6 7 cm. whitish or tinged 

 purple ; sp. 1516 x 78. 



glareosa, B. and Br. P. T5 cm. campan. grey, striate, minutely 

 tomentose ; g. broadly adnate ; s. 3 5 cm. brown with white fibrils ; 

 sp. - . 



[griseobadia, Pat. P. hemispher. striate, pruinosely pulverulent, 

 dry, tough, reddish-fuscous ; g. numerous, unequal, entire, adnate, 

 fuscous ; s. slender, glabrous, reddish, dry, tough ; sp. 10x7. 



[Loscosii, liab. P. thin, campan.-exp. greyish fuscous, sulcate, 

 folds at length granulato-crenate, edge incurved ; g. adnate ; s. long, 

 tough, equal, pallid luscescent. 



corrugis, Pers. P. 35 cm. campan. umb. rather rugose, pale 

 ochre often tinged pink ; g. sinuate, adnexed ; s. 4 7 cm. equal, gla- 

 brous, white ; sp. 12 14 x 6. 



var. vinosus, Corda. P. with rosy tinge ; s. short. 



var. gracilis, Bull. ( = P. pellosperma, Cke.). Slenderer than 

 type. 



[Barlae, Bresad. P. campan. exp. purplish brown then reddish 

 umber, centre tawny, reticulately rugulose ; g. purplish then fuscous, 

 edge white ; s. tall, stout, hollow, purplish upwards inside and out, 

 pale below, base strigose, veil white ; sp. 12 15 x 7 8. 



[torpens, Weinm. P. campan. obtuse, even, becoming pale ; g. 

 dry, brown, edge white ; s. slender, glabrous, white. 



var. astrospora, Q. Subhygr. very fragile, blackish grey then 

 fuscescent, glabrous ; g. adnato-decur. dusky brown-purple then 

 blackish ; s. straight, rigid, hollow, white, striate and white-mealy 

 above ; sp. black, 11 14 x 5. 



