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rufescent, becoming silky-even and more whitish but not mealy at Tricholoma. 

 the apex. Gills emarginate, with a small decurrent tooth, crowded, 

 rather broad, white, at length rufescent. 



Intermediate between A. flavobrunneus and A. pessundatus, but readily dis- 

 tinguished from both by the entire absence of smell. There are two forms which 

 are constantly different one larger and firmer, in pine woods, the other smaller 

 and thinner, in beech woods. 



In woods, chiefly pine. Rare. Sept. 



Spores 5x8 mk. W.G.S. Name tiro, to burn. From its scorched appear- 

 ance. Fr. Monogr. \. p. 57. Hym. Eur. p. 51. Icon. t. 27. f. 2. C. Hbk. n. 

 46. Illust. PL 88. S. Mycol. Scot. n. 43. Gonn. &> Rab. t. 14. /. 2. 



72. A. pessundatus Fr. Pileus bay -brown or rufescent, paler 

 even whitish at the circumference, compactly fleshy, convex then 

 expanded, very obtuse, flexuous, smooth, in no wise streaked, but 

 granulate or guttato-spotted, viscid ; the bent-in margin naked. 

 Stem 5-7.5 cent. (2-3 in.) long, as much as 2.5 cent, (i in.) thick, 

 solid, hard, at first in the form of a bulb, everywhere villous with 

 whitish squamules, then somewhat equal, rather smooth, white. 

 Gills deeply emarginate, somewhat free, crowded, at first very 

 narrow, shining white, then 6 mm. (3 lin.) broad, rufescent. 



Odour of new meal, strong ; taste mild. 

 In fir woods. Rare. Sept.-Oct. 



Reckoned edible, but too rare to merit attention. Spores very minute, glo- 

 bose, 2-3 mk. C.B.P. Name pessum dare, bent downwards. Fr. Monogr. 

 p. 58. Hym. Eur. p. 52. S. Mycol. Scot. n. 44. Sterb. t. 8 A. 



73. A. stans Fr. Pileus rufescent, compact, convex then flat- 

 tened, viscid, even (neither granulated nor spotted); flesh red- 

 dish under the cuticle. Stem solid, somewhat equal, squamulose. 

 Gills rounded, crowded, white, spotted-red. 



There are two forms : a) campestris, stem short, obese, reddish-squamulose 

 but not villous, the broader pileus becoming more plane, brown-rufous, obso- 

 letely squamuloso-virgate? ; in deciduous groves, &c. : b) montana, stem elon- 

 gated, 7.5 cent. (3 in.), wholly equal, white, white-squamulose only at the apex, 

 pileus smaller, more convex and wholly even ; in mountainous pine woods. 



In woods. Coed Coch, &c. Oct. 



Spores subsphaeroid, 5-6 x 4 mk. K. Name stare, to stand. Standing 

 upright. Fr. Hym. Eur. p. 52. Icon. t. 28. C. Illust. PI. 198. 



74. A. frumentaceus Bull. Pileus 5-7.5 cent. (2-3 in.) broad, 

 whitish or clay-colour and variegated rufous, truly fleshy, convex 

 then plane, obtuse, viscous, dry in fine weather, even, smooth : 

 flesh white. Stem 7.5 (3 in.) long, 12 mm. (# in.) thick, solid, 



