AGARICINT. 119 



scurcly fistuloso, tough, naked, tawny ; root strigosc ; gills 

 cmarginate, broad, loose, rather distant, snow-white. — Soiv. 

 t. 206. 



On fir-cones. Not uncommon. Pileus about an inch 

 across, tinged with brown ; stem tawny below, white above. 

 Easily known by its broad, emarginatc gills. 



115. A. (Collybia) acervatus, Fr.; cajspitosc; pileus con- 

 vex, expanded, at length umbonate, smooth, hygrophanous ; 

 margin slightly striate ; stem fistulose, smooth, deep red- 

 brown, rooting and tomentose at the base ; gills free, 

 crowded. 



At the base of old fir-stems. Not uncommon. In the Bri- 

 tish plant the inner walls of the fistulose stem are strigose. 

 Resembling the next. Pileus at first reddish. 



116. A. (Collybia) dryophilus, Bull. ; pileus rather fleshy, 

 nearly plane, obtuse, somewhat depressed, even, turning pale ; 

 stem fistulose, smooth, reddish-brown or yellowish ; gills sinu- 

 ated, adnexed (at length with a decurrent tooth), nearly free, 

 crowded, narrow, white, or pallid. — Soiv. 1. 127 ; Huss. i. t. 39. 



Amongst leaves, in woods. Extremely common, but va- 

 riable in colour, form, etc. Pileus 1-3 inches across. 



117. A. (Collybia) exsculptus, Fr. ; pileus slightly fleshy, 

 tough; convex, then expanded, umbilicate, not changing co- 

 lour, smooth, as well as the fistulose, thin, curved, short 

 stem ; gills nearly free, with a decurrent tooth, arched, much 

 crowded, narrow, sulphur-coloured. 



On decayed oak. Suffolk, T>r. Badluim, from whom I have 

 specimens. Size that of the last. 



118. A. (Collybia) elavus, Bull.; pileus slightly fleshy, 

 nearly plane, obtuse, even ; stem stuffed, thin, smooth, 

 straight, white, as well as the free crowded gills, which sepa- 

 rate slightly at the base. — Bull. t. 118 A-C, 509 F. 



