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300. M. zephira Quel. (from its coming with the rain-wind or west 



wind Zephyros) a c. 

 P. hemispherical, diaphanous, white flesh-colour; mid. often 



fuscous. St. white to flesh-colour. G. adnate, veined, white. 

 Decayed fir, amongst dead leaves in woods. Sept. -Dec. if x 3& X J in. 



G. and P. sometimes foxy-stained. 



301. M. Adonis Quel. (from its beauty like Adonis) a b. 



P. conico-campanulate, white, yellow, greenish, orange or crimson. 



St. lighter than P. G. ascending, adnexo-toothed or adnate, 



colour as St. 

 Woods, pastures ; uncommon. Sept.-Nov. f X 2^ X ^ in. 



302. M. lineata Que'l. (from the lined or sulcate pileus) a b. 



P. plane, subumbonate, membranous, pale yellowish. St. colour 



as P. G. adnate, white. Flesh pale brownish. 

 Amongst moss. Sept.-Oct. I X 2^ X ^ in. Colour variable. 



302a. M. farrea Quel. (from the pileus, the colour of ripe wheat and 



powdered as if with flour ; farreus, made of spelt) a. 

 P. very thin, campanulato-expanded, subumbonate, pale buff- 

 yellowish, becoming pale, shining white pulverulent; marg. 

 sulcate, crenulate. St. somewhat rooting, silky-striate, pale 

 steel-grey, white pulverulent above. G. adnate, thin, connected 

 with veins, somewhat fimbriate, white. 



Mossy and grassy places. I X 3& X T V in. This and 336a are the only 

 species of the genus with pulverulent pilei. 



303. M. luteoalba Quel. (luteus, yellow, albus, white) a b c. 



P. expanded, umbonate, pale yellow. St. white, faint yellowish 



at base. G. adnato-toothed, shining white. 

 Woods, fir, amongst moss ; uncommon. Aug.-Nov. f X if X T V in. 



304. M. flavoalba Quel. (flavus, light yellow, alfats, white) a b c. 



P. expanded, broadly umbonate, ochre-biscuit, paler at marg. 



St. faint yellowish at base. G. adnexed or adnate, distant, 



white. 

 In troops. Woods and meadows, under firs; frequent. July -Dec. 



i X if X 3^ in. 



305. M. laetea Quel. (from the milk-white colour ; lac, milk) a b c. 

 P. campanulate, umbonate, varying faint biscuit. St. attenuate 



upwards, fibrillose at base. G. adnato-rounded or sinuate, 

 crowded. 



Scattered, rarely csespitose. Woods, chiefly amongst and on pine-leaves ; 

 common. July-Dec. I X 2f X ^ in. Must be carefully distinguished 

 from other species of the genus which become white. 



306. M. gypsea Quel. (from its colour, like gypsum) a b. 



P. conico-campanulate, umbonate; mid. faintly biscuit. St. 



attenuate upwards, strigose at the faintly biscuit base. G. 



adnexo-ascending or adnate. 

 Csespitose. Tasteless ; odour alkaline, varying strong to weak. Stumps. 



June-Nov. x 3 X & in. 



