344 OUTLINES OF BRITISH FUXGOLOGY. 



In woods and bushy places, chiefly on sandy soil. 



~'. M. conica, P. ; pileus conical, oblong, adnata at 

 base ; primary ribs longitudinal, obtuse, secondary fornaing 

 transverse folds; pits elongated, narrow, plicato-lacunose ; 

 stem subterete, cylindrical, whitish. — Kromb., t. 16,/. 7. 



On the ground ; esculent ; three or four inches high. 



Var. deliciosa, Ft\ ; pileus subcylindrical, acute ; stem 

 short. 



In grassy places. Spring. Esculent. 



3. M. crassipes, P. ; pileus subconical, brown, adnate at 

 base ; ribs irregularly undulating, thick ; pits large, variable 

 in form, deep, the bottom celluloso-plicate ; stem large, 

 tall, incrassated at base, lacunose, globose, somewhat flesh- 

 coloured. — Kromb., t. 16, /. 1. 



On the ground. Spring. Esculent ; attaining a height of 

 12 in. 



•A. M. Smithiana, Cke. ; pileus subglobose, tawny, adnate 

 at base ; ribs irregular, undulating, thick ; pits polymor- 

 phous, deep, plicate at bottom ; stem large, tall, thickened 

 at base, hollow, attenuated upwards, sulcate, toraentose, 

 white or flesh coloured. — Jonr. Bot. 1868, t. 73. 



Spring. Esculent ; reaching a height of 12 in. and a dia. 



of 7 in. 



B. Pileus free the base. 



5. M. patula, P. (p. 358). 



6. M. gigas, P. ; pileus conical, free at base, which is 

 somewhat undulate ; ribs longitudinal, anastomosing ; pits 

 large, elongated, lacunose within ; stem stout, long, en- 

 larged downwards, sulcate, dirty white, covered with ferru- 

 ginous squamules, hollow. — Vitt. Many., t. 15, /. 6-7. 



On the earth iu shady places. Spring. Attaining a 

 height of 8 ia. 



