80 AGARICACE^E Mycena 



348. M. galopus Que'l. (from the white juice ; Gr. gala, milk, pous> 



a foot) a b c. 



P. hemispherical, subumbonate, dark then pale purplish-flesh- 

 colour; mid. blackish. St. colour as P., base villous. . 

 adnexed or adnate, white or glaucous. Milk white. 



In troops. Almost tasteless or like radishes. Woods, amongst moss and 

 leaves ; common. July-Nov. f X 2f X ^ 5 in. Sometimes wholly dark 

 in colour. 



349. M. leueogala Sacc. (from the milk-white juice ; Gr. leukos, white,, 



gala, milk). 

 P. campanulate, umbonate, purple-brown. St. lighter than P.,. 



white tomentose at base. G. adnate with a tooth, ashy. 

 Coespitose. Amongst grass, rotten stumps. Oct. g X 3 X fg in. 



g. Glutinipedes. 



350. M. epipterygia Que'l. (from its frequent growth on brake-fern, 



Pteris aquilina) a b c. 



P. conical with a separable viscid pellicle, dark olivaceous then 

 pale livid-sulphur. St. greenish-sulphur. G. sinuate-ascending,, 

 whitish or greyish. Flesh pale sulphur. 



Solitary, gregarious or caespitose. Odour none. Woods, amongst grass,, 

 leaves, dead bracken, on manure-heaps ; common. Aug. - Dec. 

 f X 5 X 3^ in. There is a while var. 



351. M. clavieularis Gill, (from its shape ; davus, a nail) a b. 



P. expanded, subumbonate, dry, pelliculose, white or light 

 yellowish. St. tough, slightly viscid, whitish. G. adnato- 

 decurrent, whitish. 



Woods, fir, grassy places. Oct. f X 2^ x ^ in. 



352. M. pellieulosa Que'l. (from the thin separable pellicle of the 



pileus) a b c. 



P. at first umbonate then plane, viscid, brownish; mid. darker. 

 St. rigid, livid grey-whitish. G. adnato-decurrent, thick, white. 



In troops during very rainy weather. Taste none. Heaths, heathy woods ; 

 frequent. Sept.-Dec. X 2j x & in. 



353. M. vulgaris Que'l. (vtilgaris, common) a b c. 



P. convex, depressed, papillate, subviscid, brownish or ashy-grey. 

 St. attenuate and slightly strigose below, ashy-grey. G. adnato- 

 decurrent, white. 



Gregarious. Odour strong of new meal, or none. Woods, fir, amongst moss, 

 on dead twigs, larch and pine leaves ; common. July-Nov. $x if X ^ in. 



354. M. eitrinella Quel. (from its colour; citrus, lemon) a b c. 



P. hemispherical, subviscid. St. pale brown villous at base. 

 G. adnato-ascending, at first white. 



Gregarious. Woods, pine, rotten trunks ; uncommon. Oct. ^ X & X 3^ in. 

 The var. Candida Gill, is at first white, sulphur in drying.. 



