Agaricaceee 



Cortinarius. Eaten in Italy. Inodorous, edible and agreeable. Cordier. More 

 than fair. I have often eaten it. R. K. Macadam. 



PAXIL'LUS Fr. 



Paxillus, a small stake. 



PaxUlns. Hymenophore continuous with the stem, decurrent. Gills membra- 

 naceous, somewhat branched, frequently anastomosing behind, distinct 

 from the hymenophore and easily separable from it. Spores dingy-white 

 or ferruginous. 



Fleshy putrescent fungi, margin of pileus at first involute, then con- 

 timially and gradually unfolding and expanding. Fries. 



Pileus symmetrical or eccentric. Stem central, eccentric or wanting. 

 Edge of gills entire, sharp. 



The marked features of this genus are the strongly involute margin, 

 the soft, tough, decurrent gills, separating readily from the flesh, and 

 the color of the spores. 



The members of this genus possess some of the characters of Boletus. 

 The gills separate easily from the hymenophore as do the tubes of the 

 latter, and their anastomosing tendency is in P. porosus so marked that 

 the hymenium consists of large angular tubes. The gills of P. solidus 

 B. and C. form pores at the base, and its spores are elongated, both 

 features indicating an affinity with Boletus. 



ANALYSIS OF TRIBES. 



LEPISTA (a pan). Page 327. 



Pileus entire, central. Spores dingy-white, in P. panaeolus somewhat 

 rust-color. On the ground. 



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