242 AGARICUS. 



Inocybe. Spores granulated or irregular. B. & Br, Na.mecincinnus, a curl, lock. 



From the scales. Fr. Monogr. i. p. 338. Hyrn. Eur. p. 228. B. & Br. n. 

 1654. C. Illust. PL 425. B. 



II. LACERI. Pileus torn into scales or fibres, &*c. 



533. A. pyriodorus Pers. Pileus 5-7.5 cent. (2-3 in.) broad, 

 fuscous then becoming pale-ochraceous, fleshy at the disc, other- 

 wise thin, ovate then campanulate, obtuse, very scaly at the disc, 

 otherwise everywhere torn into fibrils, margin often bent inwards 

 and repand ; flesh becoming red. Stem 7.5-15 cent. (3-6 in.) long, 

 1-2.5 cent - (%~ l i n< ) thick, solid, internally fibrous and soft, fragile, 

 somewhat equal or attenuated at the base, often curved ; exter- 

 nally very fibrillose, becoming pale, white-pulverulent at the apex, 

 becoming red internally. Gills at first adnate, then somewhat 

 emarginate, crowded, thin, linear, often crisped, at first whitish, 

 then becoming fuscous, edge whitish. 



It has the peculiarity of the flesh proper of the pileus easily separating alike 

 from the stem and from the hymenophore. Pileus reddish when young. Odour 

 pleasant, of pear or violet. 



In woods and gardens. Uncommon. Sept-Dec. 



Name pyrus, pear ; odor, smell. Pers. Syn. p. 300. Fr. Monogr. i. p. 338. 

 Hym. Eur. p. 228. Berk. Out. p. 153. C. Hbk. n. 319. Illust. PI. 472. 5. 

 Mycol. Scot. n. 286. Bull. t. 532. /. i, larger form. 



534. A. scaber Mull. Pileus becoming pale-fuliginous or pale- 

 tan, variegated with adpressed, darker (fuscous) spot-like fibrous 

 scales, fleshy, somewhat compact, conical then convex, obsoletely 

 gibbous; flesh firm, white, not reddish. Stem 4 cent. (\y z in.) 

 long, 6 mm. (3 lin.) and in the larger variety 10 mm. (5 lin.) thick, 

 solid, firm, equal, white, externally stiff, the cuticle being as if 

 somewhat cartilaginous, but silky-fibril lose or even velvety. Gills 

 slightly adnexed, thin, crowded, whitish then somewhat fuliginous. 



Odour not remarkable. It departs from the rest in its stature which is curt 

 (like that of A. sambucinus) and robust. 



In mixed woods. Frequent. Sept.-Oct. 



Pileus about 4 cent, (i^ in.) broad. Spores pruniform, 13-15 mk. Q. 

 Name scaber, rough. Mull. Fr. Monogr. i. p. 339. Hym. Eur. p. 228. 

 Berk. Out. p. 153. C. Hbk. n. 320. Illust. PL 391. S. Mycol. Scot. n. 287. 

 Sow. t. 207. 



535. A. maritimus Fr. Pileus 2.5 cent, (i in.) broad, fuscous 

 or mouse-colour, becoming hoary when dry, hygrophanous, fleshy, 

 somewhat soft, convex then flattened, obtuse or umbonate, fibril- 

 lose, more or less adpressedly scaly ; flesh becoming fuscous-grey. 



