CLASSIFICATION 231 



Readily known by the fluted cap and bulbous stem. 



On wood, branches, etc. 



** Cap smooth and naked from the first. 



P. violarius. — Cap up to i in. across, soon nearly plane, edge 

 often wavy, minutely velvety, dark purple ; gills whitish, then 

 bright flesh-colour, edge serrulate ; stem about i in. long, pale 

 umber, with black fibrils below. 



On stumps, etc. 



P. roseoalbus. — Cap 2-3 in. across, convex, then expanded, even, 

 rosy, gills rather distant, flesh-colour ; stem 1^-3 in. long, stout, 

 powdered with white meal. 



Differs from P. cervinus in the rosy cap. 



On dead or decaying trunks. 



P. leoninus.- — Cap i|-2| in. across, soon expanded, often sub- 

 umbonate, smooth, yellow with a tawny tinge, edge striate ; gills 

 rather distant, yellowish pink ; stem 2-3 in. long, striate, whitish. 



Known by the yellowish or tawny cap with a striate edge. 



On trunks. Solitary or subgregarious. 



var. coccineiis.^Ca.p crimson-orange or vermilion. 



P. chrysop/iceus. — Cap I2-2 in. across, campanulate, then ex- 

 panded, slightly wrinkled, edge striate, cinnamon-colour ; gills 

 whitish, then pale salmon-colour ; stem 2-3 in. long, whitish, smooth. 



Resembles P. leoninus in size, differing in the cinnamon-coloured 

 cap. Often subumbonate. 



P. phlehophoriis. — Cap 1-2 in. across, soon expanded and with 

 prominent raised veins, umber, edge even ; gills white, then pale 

 salmon-colour ; stem 1-2 in. long, shining, curved as a rule, whitish. 



Differs from P. nanus in the distinctly hollow stem and smooth 

 cap. 



On trunks, stumps, etc. 



Entoloma 



Cap regular, edge incurved at first ; gills adnexed, sinuate or 

 rounded behind, spores pinkish or salmon-colour ; stem central, 

 stout, more or less fibrous. 



Known amongst the pink-spored genera by the sinuate gills. 

 Growing on the ground, appearing after heavy rains. Many species 

 have a smell resembling that of new meal. 



* Stem white or pallid. 



E. sinuatum (PI. XX, fig. 3). — Cap up to 6 in. across, soon ex- 

 panded and wavy, squamulose when dry, yellowish white ; gills 

 emarginate, |-| in. broad, crowded, reddish yellow ; stem 3-6 in. 

 long, stout, fibrillose, then smooth, white. 



Smell strong, somewhat resembling burnt sugar. Poisonous. 

 Some specimens are very large, up to 10 in. across. 



In woods. 



