44 OUTLIXKS (;F liltlTISH Fl'XGOLUdV. 



rally costate, attenuated into a rooting base of equal length 

 or longer, deeply immersed in the ground, smooth, white ; 

 gills rounded, emarginate, crowded, narrow, yellowish- 

 white. 



On grass borders. Alresford, Hants. 



2.20. A. (CoUybia) prolixus, Fl. Dan. ; pileus 2-3 in., 

 iieshy, convex, then flattened, gibbous, large, even, 

 smooth ; stem solid, rather stout, nearly equal, abrupt at 

 base, sulcate, brick-red ; gills free, crowded, entire, white, 

 unspotted. 



Among dead leaves. Kew. 



221. A. (Collybia) distortus, Fr.; gregarious, pileus 

 3 in., bay brown, then pale, not hygrophanous, fleshy, thin, 

 convex then expanded, umbonate, lax, even, smooth ; stem 

 attenuated upwards, base tomentose, fragile, externally 

 cartilaginous, internally spongy, soon hollow, contorted, 

 sulcate, pallid ; gills slightly adnexed, crowded, somewhat 

 linear, at length spotted-rubiginous. 



On roots of trees. Bowood. Epping Forest. 



222. A. (CoUybia) butyraeeus, Bull. (p. 115) ; 2-3 in. 

 Epping Eorest. 



223. A. (Collybia) xylophilus, IJ^einm. ; ca3spitose ; 

 pileus 3 in., whitish or becomiug fuscous-tan in middle, 

 slightly fleshy, campanulatc, sometimes slightly umbonate, 

 at length rimosely split towards the margin, broadly gibbous, 

 smooth, moist ; flesh thin, fragile, then watery-fuscous ; 

 stem hollow, equal, flexuose, librilloso-striate, whitish, in- 

 ternally fuscous ; gills adnate, often decurreut with a small 

 tooth, narrow, crowded, entire. 



About old stumps. Black Park, Langlcy. 



