CLASSIFICATION 89 



patches, 3-4 in. across ; gills free, remote from stem ; stem abruptly 

 bulbous, white above, with brown patches below, 6-8 in. long ; 

 ring free. 



Differs from L. proccni in acute umbo, paler stem, etc. 



On the ground. 



L. excoriata (PL III, fig. 3). — Cap 2-3 in. across, globose, then 

 expanded, whitish or sometimes tinged brown, even and silky or 

 broken up into scales, more or less peeling towards the edge ; gills 

 soft, white ; stem about 3 in. long, white, almost smooth. 



In pastures. 



L. gracilenta (PI. V, fig. i). — Resembling L. procera, but smaHer 

 and of more slender build. Cap 2-3 in. across, whitish, with brown 

 spot-like scales ; gills very broad ; stem 5-7 in. long, whitish ; 

 ring soon disappearing. 



In pastures and woods. 



L. mastoidea. — -Everywhere whitish. Cap i-i| in. across, acutely 

 umbonate ; gills very distant from the stem ; stem 2-3 in. high, 

 narrowed upwards from a bulbous base ; ring movable. 



In woods. 



** Ring fixed ; stem squamulose up to the ring. 



L. acutesquamosa. — Cap 4-5 in. across, convex, very obtuse, pale 

 rusty, rough, with minute brown warts that fall away, leaving 

 scars on the cap ; gills close to the stem ; stem up to 4 in. long, 

 stout, with spirally arranged scales up to the ring. 



Differs from L. friesii in having acute warts on the cap and in 

 the gills going close up to the stem. 



On the ground. 



L. friesii (PI. V, fig. 5). — Cap 3-5 in. across, slightly umbonate, 

 yellowish brown, torn into adpressed scales ; gills rather distant 

 from the stem, crowded ; stem 4-5 in. long, somewhat bulbous, 

 colour of cap ; ring large. 



In gardens, woods, etc. vSmell strong. 



L. hadhami. — Cap 2-4 in. across, flesh like that of the stem, 

 saffron-red when cut, more or less umbonate, sooty brown, velvety 

 or broken up into scales ; gihs whitish ; stem 2-4 in. long, bulbous, 

 whitish ; ring firm, rather loose. 



Under yews, conifers, etc. 



L. emplastra. — Cap 2-3 in. across, closely allied to L. hadhami 

 in the flesh turning brown, etc., differing in the cap being covered 

 with a thin, smooth, dark brown cuticle that becomes broken into 

 patches as the cap expands. 



Under conifers. 



L. biornata. — Cap convex or broadly campanulate, silky, white, 

 sprinkled with minute dark),red scales, most numerous at the^.disc, 

 1-2 in. across ; gills free, ventricose, white, then tinged y^Uow ; 



