230 AGARICUS. 



Pholiota. stuffed, somewhat rooted, somewhat equal, at least not attenuated 

 towards the base, but here and there thickened, commonly curved, 

 clothed with adpressed, floccoso-fibrillose, fuscous- ferruginous 

 scales, at length somewhat naked, fibrillose, becoming yellow. 

 Ring silky from the inflexed margin of the pileus, not far distant 

 on the stem, somewhat membranaceous. Gills sinnato-adnexed, 

 broad, crowded, at first whitish, then straw-coloured, at length 

 ferruginous-date-brown or somewhat fuscous, never however in- 

 clining to olivaceous. 



Odour scarcely remarkable. Not densely caespitose, and often solitary. 

 Spores ferruginous. Most distinct alike from A. heteroclitus and from A. 

 squarrosus ; very much allied to A. adiposus. 



On old trunks. Uncommon. Sept.-Nov. 



Very beautiful. More refined in appearance than any of its allies. Spores 

 ellipsoid or subellipsoid, 8-9 x 4-5 mk. K. Name aurum, gold ; velhis, 

 fleece. From the scales. Batsch f. 115, also 114. Fr. Monogr. i. p. 311. 

 Hym. Eur. p. 220. Berk. Out. p. 150. C. Hbk. n. 298. Illust. PL 351. 

 Saund. &f Sm. t. 9. B. salicinus, darker. Schum. Fl. Dan. t. 2074. 



507. A. squarrosus Miill. Pileus 7.5-12.5 cent. (3-5 in.) broad, 

 saffron - ferruginous, squarrose with innate, crowded, revolute, 

 darker (becoming fuscous), persistent scales, fleshy, campanulato- 

 convex then flattened, commonly obtusely umbonate or gibbous, 

 dry; flesh light-yellow, compact when young, sometimes thin. 

 Stems curt when young, as much as 20 cent. (8 in.) long when 

 full grown, as much as 2.5 cent, (i in.) thick at the apex, remark- 

 ably attenuated downwards, stuffed, squarrose as far as the ring 

 with crowded, revolute, darker scales. Ring only slightly distant 

 from the apex, rarely membranaceous, entire or oftener laciniate, 

 generally floccoso-radiate, of the same colour as the scales. Gills 

 adnate with a decurrent tooth, crowded, narrow, pallid-oliva- 

 ceous then ferruginous. 



Spores ferruginous. Very caespitose, forming large heaps. Stems commonly 

 cohering at the base, varying very much in stature in the same cluster ; varying 

 also much thinner, scarcely ever curved-ascending. Odour heavy, stinking ; 

 sometimes, however, obsolete. 



About roots of trees, chiefly ash. Common. July-Dec. 



Spores ellipsoid, 7-8x4~5mk. K.; 4X5mk. W.G.S. Name squarrosus, 

 rough. Mull. Fr. Monogr. \. p. 310. Hym. Eur. p. 221. Berk. Out. p. 150. 

 C. Hbk. n. 297. Illust. PI. 267. S. Mycol. Scot. n. 277. Hussey i. /. 8. A. 

 squamosus Bull. t. 266. A. floccosus Schceff. t. 61. Sow. t. 284. Grev. t. 2. 



* A. Miilleri Fr. Pileus obtuse, moist, pallid, with darker ad- 

 pressed scales. Gills becoming fuscous. Stem equal, ring entire. 

 Agreeing in smell with the common form. On beech. 



