TABLE OF CONTENTS xi 



CHAPTER IX 



THE TYPES OF FRUIT-BODY MECHANISM IN THE AGARICINEAE 



PAGE 



Introduction The Characters of the Aequi-hymeniiferous or Non-Coprinus 

 Type The Characters of the Inaequi-hymeniiferous or Coprinus Type 

 The Characters of the Sub-types Order of Description of the Sub-types 

 Order of Investigations . . . . . . . . . 236 



CHAPTER X 



THE AEQUI-HYMENIIFERAE : THE PANAEOLUS SUB-TYPE 

 ILLUSTRATED BY PANAEOLUS CAMPANULATUS 



The Panaeolus Sub-type Panaeolus campanulatiis : General Remarks on the 

 Sporophore The Phenomenon of Mottling- The Spore-fall Period 

 Apparatus and Method for Observing the Development of the Hymenium 

 Observations on the Developing Hymenium Successive Generations of 

 Basidia Description of the Hymenium of Panaeolus campanulatus in 

 Detail Significance of the Development of the Basidia in Successive 

 Generations on any One Hymenial Area, and of the Existence of Various 

 Areas The Spores which are Wasted Significance of the Protuberancy 

 of Mature Basidia Significance of the Collapse of Exhausted Basidia- 

 The Relative Position of the Basidia and the Spores of One Generation 

 The Position of the Sterigmata in the Hymenomycetes Generally and 

 in Panaeolus campanulafus The Cheilocystidia . . . . 244 



CHAPTER XI 



STROPHARIA SEMIGLOBATA 



General Remarks Description of the Hymenium in Detail Rate of Dis- 

 charge of the Spores of a Basidium and Collapse of the Basidium-body 

 The Spore-fall Period Wasted Spores 327 



CHAPTER XII 



ANELLARIA SEPARATA 



General Remarks -The Production and Liberation of Spores A Photograph 



of the Hymenium 347 



CHAPTER XIII 



PSALLIOTA CAMPESTRIS 



Introductory Remarks Occurrence of the Fruit-bodies Fairy Rings 

 External Appearance of a Fruit-body Evolution of Ammonia from 

 Dead Fruit-bodies General Organisation of the Fruit-body for the 

 Production and Liberation of Spores The Radial Arrangement of the 

 Gills The Number of the Gills The Depth of the Gills The 



