Hebeloma AGARIC ACE^: j^e 



656. H. subcollariatum Sacc. (from the gills which form an im- 



perfect collar at the apex of the stem) a b. 



P. convex, subviscid, pallid ; mid. fuscous ; marg. at first white 

 and scaly. Sf. stuffed or fistulose, brown at base. G. sinuato- 

 adnate, clay-colour with white edge. 



Subcaespitose. Taste and odour strong and rank, like 1527. On the 

 ground. May-Oct. i X 2 X & in. 



657. H. senescens Sacc. (from the hoary margin of the pileus and 



the white apex of the stem ; senses, to grow old) a. 

 P. obtuse or subdepressed, ochreous-tawny. St. solid, squamu- 



lose, white above, fuscous below. G. rounded-adnexed, 



crowded, cinnamon. 

 Odour acrid. Amongst firs. Sept. 4 x 3f x f in. 



b. Demidata. 



658. H. sinapizans Gill, (from its odour ; sinapi, mustard) a b. 



P. expanded, undulate, subdepressed, subviscid, pale clay- 

 colour; mid. yellowish. St. somewhat solid, whitish. G. 

 emarginate, crowded, unspotted, not distilling drops, clay- 

 cinnamon. 



Solitary. Odour strong, usually of radish. Under trees, fields, woods ; 

 uncommon. Sept.-Oct. 5 X 2$ x i in. P. sometimes 9 in. in diam. 

 Compare with 473. 



659. H. erustuliniforme Que'l. (from the shape of the pileus; 



crustulum, a small pie) a b c. 

 P. expanded, obtuse or subumbonate, subviscid, whitish ; mid. 



pale reddish-ochreous. St. whitish. G. adnexed, crowded, 



distilling drops, clay-colour or brown. 

 Sometimes forming large rings. Poisonous. Odour very strong of radish, 



but fetid or like laurel flowers. Woods, mixed, lawns, pastures, on heavy 



soil ; common. Aug.-Nov. 4| X 2^ X I in. Variable in size. Often 



mistaken for the horse-mushroom, 789. 



659a. H. subsaponaeeum Karst. (from the somewhat soapy odour; 



sapo^ soap). 



P. fleshy, obtuse, pallid, darker when dry. St. equal, somewhat 



wavy, adpressedly fibrillose, apex somewhat mealy. G. adnate. 



Taste bitter ; odour strong of soap. Woods, mixed, fir. Aug. ijx I X J in. 



660. H. elatum Gill, (elatus, tall) a b. 



P. expanded, subviscid, tan; mid. faintly ochreous, slightly 

 reddish or shaded brown. St. stuffed, twisted, whitish or 

 faintly ochreous. G. adnato-rounded with a tooth, pale 

 cinnamon, becoming cinnamon-salmon, sometimes with a white 

 edge. 



Odour very strong of radish. Woods, pine, commons, under oaks. Sept.- 

 Nov. 2 X 4| X in. 



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