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Gexus 2. MONTAGNITES, Fr. 



The viniversal veil forming a volva, pei-si.stent. Stem dilated at 

 apex into a plane round disc, even on both sides, to the 

 mai-gin of which are adfixed the gills which are free, not 

 joined to any membrane, radiating, i-azor-shaped, persistent, 

 obtuse at edge ; trama cellulose ; spores oblong, even, black, 

 fuscous. 



No British species. 



Genus 3. COPRINUS, P. (p. 177). 



Tribe 1. Pelliculosi. — Gills covered above witli a fleshij or mem- 

 branaceous citticle, pileus not opening in furrows along the 

 gills, becoming torn and revolute. 



* OoMATi. — Furnished with a ring arising from the volv.t, 

 the cuticle torn into scales. 



1. C. comatus, Fr. ; 3 in. Epping Forest, 



2. C. ovatus, Schceff. ; pileus white, somewhat membra- 

 naceous, at first ovate and densely imbricated with thick, 

 spreading concentric scales, covered with an even hood at 

 apex, then expanded, striate ; stem solid at base, rooting, 

 otherwise hollow with arachnoid threads within, attenuated 

 upwards, flocculose, shining white ; ring not very con- 

 spicuous and soon vanishing ; gills free, then remote, 

 slightly ventricose, at first somewhat naked, long remain- 

 ing shining white, at length umber-blackish, never becom- 

 ing purple. 



In pastures. Epping Forest. 



3. C. sterquilinus, Fr. (p. 177). 



4. C. obleetus, Bolt. ; jjileus membranaceous, conico- 

 campanulate, everywhere silky, then smooth, sulcata ; stem 

 hollow, soft, silky, becoming even, with a sheathing ring- 

 like base ; gills free, linear, flesh-colour, growing black. 



On dung. Not recorded since Bolton^s time. 



