Pluteus AGARICACE^E 



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times P. 12 in. in diatn. Va.r.petasatus Mass., P. greyish-white. 6x8x|in 

 Var. patricius Mass., P. scaly. Var. Bullii Mass., P. deep-brown'. 

 6 in. in diam. 



459. P. umbrosus Gill, (from its habitat ; timbrosus, shady) a b. 



P. convex, broadly subumbonate, wrinkled, umber; marg. fim- 

 briate with V. St. solid, villous-scaly ; umber- whitish. G. 

 fuliginous-fimbriate at marg. 



Dead wood, fir, oak. Sept. 2 x 2\ x & in. This has less claim to 

 specific rank than var. eximius of 458. 



460. P. ephebius Gill, (from the down on the pileus ; ephebius^ like 



a youth) a b. 

 P. convex, tomentose, pale slate-blue or lilac, sometimes slate. 



St. stuffed, whitish or bluish. G. salmon. 

 Rotten wood, trunks. 2f x 2j x J in. 



461. P. salieinus Quel. (from its usual habitat, willow, Satix) a b. 



P. convex, subumbonate, subpilose, pale blue-grey ; mid. slightly 

 wrinkled. St. colour as P., or clouded greenish. 



Willow, bramble, alder. Feb.-Dec. if X 2 X \ in. Var. beryllus 

 Karst., P. greenish-streaked ; alder. Vax.floccosa Sacc., two or three times 

 smaller than 460, to which it is allied. 



462. P. hispidulus Gill, (from the slightly hispid pileus) a b. 

 P. convex, grey or purplish-grey. St. hollow, silvery-white. 

 Stumps, beech, earth in hothouses, f x i-J X ^ in. 



463. P. pellitus Qu<l. (from the separable membrane of the pileus ; 



pellitus, clad in skins) a b. 



P. hemispherical, silky-white. St. stuffed, white. 

 Odour disagreeable. Trunks, earth, rotten branches, twigs, chips, roots of 

 trees, amongst grass in pastures. July-Sept, if x ig X & in. 



464. P. nanus Quel. (from its small size ; nanus, dwarf) a b c. 



P. convex, umber or slate-brown; mid. wrinkled. St. solid, 



whitish. 

 Thatch, rotten wood, rotten sawdust, earth, sticks, leaves and in gardens. 



Aug.-Oct. if X 2 x ^V in - Var - lutescens Karst. has an orange- 

 yellow St., sulphur-yellowish flesh and salmon or sulphur G. Var. 

 major Mass, is larger than the type. 



465. P. spilopus Sacc. (from the spotted stem; Gr. spiles, a spot, pous, 



a foot) a b c. 

 P. convex, subumbonate, rugulose, brown. St. stuffed, tan-white 



or greyish, black-dotted. 

 Stumps, wood. Oct. 2^ x i& X J in. Sometimes small, | X I in. or less. 



466. P. semibulbosus Gill, (from the slightly enlarged base of stem) 



ab. 

 P. hemispherical, sulcate, mealy, white. St. hollow, white, base 



sienna and white cottony. G. distant ; marg. entire. 

 Wood, branches, rotten wood, f X X & in. 



