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Var. 3. of a uniform purple-violet colour. Ag. ametJiystinus^ 

 Sow. Fung. t. 187 HOOK. Scot. ii. 20. GREV. Fl. Edin. 378. 



Hab. In woods and at hedge bottoms, not uncommon. Aut. 



Grows in small tufts or singly. It has a tough somewhat 

 leather-like appearance, but, with the exception of the 

 stalk, is rather brittle. The pileus is generally somewhat 

 more than an inch across, sometimes it is fully 3 inches, 

 and is more or less depressed in the centre. The gills are 

 remarkable for their breadth and thickness, and discharge 

 a mealy powder from their whole surface. 



30. A. velutipes, clustered ; " gills pale yellow, 8 in a set ; pileus 

 brown orange, nearly flat ; stem yellow above, velvety and dark 

 brown below." WITH. iv. 326. Sow. Fung. t. 384. f. 3. GREV. 

 Fl Edin 378. 



Hab. On decaying stumps of trees, not uncommon. Wint. 



Stalk 2-4 inches, generally curved, cylindrical, dark brown, 

 paler upwards, velvety, hollow, matted together at the 

 base. Pileus plane and circular, glutinous when moist, 

 2| inches across, or less; flesh brown. We have never 

 seen any thing like SOWERBY'S figure, tab. 2C3. but the 

 figure above quoted is a good representation of a single and 

 rather small plant. 



31. A. fasciculariSj clustered ; stalk cylindrical, yellow, with a 

 slight evanescent collar; pileus plane, umbonate, yellowish 

 orange; gills close, numerous, greenish WITH. iv. 303. BOLT. 

 Fung. t. 29. Sow. Fung. t. 2o5. GREV. Fl. Edin. 392; Crypt. 

 Fl. t. 329. 



Hab. On the stumps of decaying trees in woods, common. 

 Aut. 



32. A. lateritius, clustered ; stems unequal, cylindrical, pithy, 

 curved ; pileus obtusely conical, irregular, brown or reddish- 

 orange, paler towards the margin ; gills grey-green, numerous 

 GREV. Fl. Edin. 392. Ag. fascicularti, var. 3. WITH. iv. 304. 

 BOLT. Fung. t. 29. (tab. nost. 6. fig. med.) 



Hab. On the roots of old hawthorn in hedges. Aut. 



This and the preceding are so nearly related, that they were 

 considered varieties of the same species by Dr WITHER- 



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