Psilocybe AGARIC ACE^: ^g 



865. P. squalens Karst. (from its dirty colours ; squalens, dirty) a, 

 P. flat, pale livid-ferruginous, pale dull clay-colour when dry. 

 St. striate above, colour as P. G. adnato-decurrent, crowdedj 

 cinnamon-umber. 

 Solitary or coespitose. On and near trunks ; rare, if x 2j x in. 



366. P. eernua Quel. (from the frequently drooping pileus ; cernuo, 



to fall head foremost) a b c. 



P. expanded, slightly wrinkled when dry, whitish. St. smooth, 

 flexuous, colour as P. G. adnato-ascending, cinereous-blackish 

 or slate-sprinkled. 



Solitary or gregarious, usually caespitose. Dead wood, chips, leaves, lawns ; 

 uncommon. Aug.-Dec. i x 3$ X J in. 



867. P. hebes Karst. (from the obtuse pileus ; hebes, blunt) a b. 



P. becoming flat, striate when moist, lurid, obscure olive, pale 

 when dry. St. naked, whitish. G. adnexo-rounded, broad, 

 crowded, brownish or brown. 



Usually solitary. Amongst grass and leaves, near chestnut-trees, trunks. 

 Nov. i| x i| X & in. 



S68. P. fceniseeii Quel. (from its habitat, meadows ; fanisida, hay- 

 harvest) a b c. 



P. campanulate, obtuse, pale ferruginous-fuscous to deep umber, 

 becoming paler in patches. St. pulverulent, then naked, 

 rufescent, sienna-tan or flesh-colour. G. adnato-ascending, 

 ventricose, separating from stem, umber to black-purple. 

 Gregarious. Fields, lawns, roadsides, manure, horse-dung ; common. Feb.- 

 Dec. | X 2| x ^?r in. 



$69. P. eallosa Quel. (from the tough stem ; callosus, having a hard 



skin) a b c. 



P. conico-campanulate, obtuse, pale buff. St. smooth, paler 

 than P. G. adnato-ascending, ventricose, sooty or purple- 

 black. 



Scattered or in small groups. Fields, lawns, roadsides. Aug. -Oct. 

 & X 2 X & in- 



$70. P. elivensis Sacc. (from the place where it was first observed, 



King's Cliffe, Northamptonshire) a b. 



P. expanded, shining-atomate, striate, pallid brown or ochre to 

 white. St. silky, whitish. G. adnate, widely emarginate, 

 ventricose, umber, edge white. 

 Amongst grass, on downs. June-Oct. i X if X | in. 



871. P. catervata Mass, (from its fasciculate habit ; caterva^ a troop) 



a. 



P. campanulate, obtuse, satiny, brittle, white. St. white. G. 

 slightly adnexed, somewhat broad, crowded, purple-shaded or 

 cinnamon, edge white. 

 On the ground. ,Oct. | X -2 X ^ in. 



