Galera AGARIC AC E/E ^3 



750. G. ovalis Gill, (from the semi-oval pileus) a b c. 



P. ferruginous to dull yellowish. St. colour as P., at first 

 imperfectly annulate. G. adnexo-ascending or free, ferruginous. 

 Amongst grass, on dung ; uncommon. Sept.-Oct. if x 4| X fc in. 



751. G. antipus Quel (from the sinuous, rooting base differing from 



the straight stem ; Gr. anti, opposite, pous> a foot) a b c. 

 P. expanded, hygrophanous, atomate, deep ochreous to whitish ; 



marg. paler. St. attenuate below, the rooting base long, 



tortuous, tan-ochreous, sometimes with an imperfect A. G. 



adnexo-ascending, cinnamon. Spores rubiginous. 

 Single. Gardens, dung, newly made lawn ; rare. Mar .-Aug. i| X 2| x ^ in. 



Rooting base 2 in. 



752. G. CONFERTA Gill, (from the crowded habit; confertus, 



crowded) a. 



P. somewhat acutely pointed, white ; mid. yellowish-brown. St. 

 solid, shining white. V. downy, fugitive. G. ascending, 

 adnexed or free, crowded, pale brownish. Spores fuscous- 

 ferruginous. 



Caespitose. Amongst tan in hothouses. Nov. Withering and becoming 

 like soft paper in decay. Resembles 41 in habit. 



752a. G. SPICULA Qudl. (from the atomate pileus ; spiculum, a little 



hard point) b. 



P. membranous, conico-campanulate, then expanded, smooth, 

 hygrophanous, striate when moist, flocculose and atomate when 

 dry, brown-ochre. St. hollow, thickened below, densely white- 

 floccose. G. adnate, ventricose, ochreous then cinnamon. 

 Coco-nut fibre. Nov. f X I X ^ in. 



753. G. spartea Quel (from the rigid grass-like stem; spartum, 



esparto-grass) a b. 

 P. expanded, ferruginous-cinnamon, becoming paler ; marg. 



striate when moist. St. smooth, whitish. G. adnate, darker 



than P. 

 Gregarious. Amongst short grass and moss. Sept. J X 2 X J% in. 



Sometimes wholly whitish-orange. 



754. G. pygmseoafflnis Quel. (from its resembling Naucoria 



pygmcea, but differing in the elongate stem) a b. 

 P. flat, reticulato-wrinkled fuscous, honey-colour or tan. St. 



shining-white. G. adnexo-free, ferruginous-ochreous. 

 Tree-shaded walks, amongst grass, in a cucumber house, base of trunks. 



Nov. if x 2\ X tV in. 



b. BryogencB. 



755. G. vittseformis Quel (from a fancied resemblance in the striate 



margin to a head-band or chaplet, vitta) a. 

 P. brown ; mid. sometimes paler. St. bright rusty-brownish. V. 



almost obsolete. G. adnato-ascending, colour as St. 

 Amongst moss. Nov. f X 2f X ^5 in. 



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