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cose scales, which are fibrilloso-adpressed towards the margin ; inocybe. 

 flesh white. Stem 5-7.5 cent. (2-3 in.) long, 6 mm. (3 lin.) and 

 more thick, solid, firm, equal or for the most part attenuated 

 downwards, somewhat fusiform, fuscous-mouse-colour, squarrose 

 with revolute crowded floccose scales as far as the sharply defined 

 annular zone, above the zone even and pallid. Gills adnate, 

 crowded, linear, plane, at first whitish, then becoming fuscous. 



Stature wholly that of A. squarrosus, but the colours are very different, and 

 there is no affinity between them. A. relicinus, which is nearest to it, is 

 readily distinguished by the gills being yellow then olivaceous. 



In woods. Heywood Forest, Herefordshire. Autumn. 



Spores pruniform-cuneiform, 11-14 mk. Q. ; 10x5 mk. W.P. Name- 

 hystrix, a porcupine. From the scales. Fr. Monogr. i. /. 334. Hym. Eur. 

 p. 227. Icon. t. io6./. i. C. Illust. PI. 424. 



526. A. relicinus Fr. Pileus 12 mm. (% in.) broad when 

 young, 2.5 cent, (i in.) and more when expanded, fuliginous, 

 fleshy, thin, conical then expanded, obtuse, everywhere scaly- 

 squarrose with fasciculate down. Stem 5 cent. (2 in.) long, 4-6 

 mm. (2-3 lin.) thick, solid, soft, equal, floccoso-scaly (but not 

 squarrose) and fibrillose, fuliginous, paler at the apex. Gills ad- 

 nexed, crowded, at first ascend mg, yellow then olivaceous. 



Scarcely any odour. It differs remarkably from all neighbouring species in 

 the colour of the gills being at first yellow then olivaceous. 



In marshy fir woods among Sphagna. Kinnordy. July-Sept. 



Name relicinus, curled backwards. From the scales. Fr. Monogr. \. p. 

 335- Hym. Eur. p. 227. Berk. Out. p. 152. B. & Br. n. 1344. C. Hbk. n. 

 316. S. Mycol. Scot. n. 282. 



527. A. calamistratus Fr. Pileus 2.5-5 cent. (1-2 in.) and 

 more broad, everywhere fuscous and squarrose-scaly, slightly 

 fleshy, campanulate, obtuse, margin at first bent inwards, often 

 repand, at length flattened. Stem 5 cent. (2 in.) long, 4 mm. 

 (2 lin.) thick, solid, rigid and tough, equal, somewhat rooting, 

 fuscous, but dark azure-blue below, squarrose throughout with 

 rigid recurved scales. Gills adnexed, separating, crowded, broad, 

 white then ferruginous, the remarkably whitish edge somewhat 

 serrated. 



It is very easily distinguished from all others by the azure-blue base of the 

 stem, by the reddish flesh, and by the gills being at length ferruginous. The 

 edge of the gills is thick. Odour strong, peculiar. 



In ditches and waysides in woods. Rare. Aug.-Oct. 



Spores 12 mk., smooth, B. &> Br. ; subreniform, 10-11 mk. Q. Name 

 calamister, cuning-iron. Curled. From the scales. Fr. Monogr. \. p. 335. 



