124 OIITLINKS OF HRITISII FUNGOLOfiY. 



On soil, ill gardens, near MOod. Not common. Densely 

 crespitose. Stem frequently proliferous, as in some species of 

 Coj}rinus. Inodorous. 



13i. A. (Mycena) galericxilatus, Scop. ; pileus suhmcm- 

 branaceous, between conical and bell -shaped, then expanded, 

 striate as far as the umbo, dry, smooth ; stem rigid, polished, 

 even, smooth, rooting at the base ; gills adnate, with a decur- 

 rent tooth, connected by veins, dirty-white or flesh-coloured. 



On trunks of trees. Extremely common. Often densely 

 csespitose, but sometimes scattered. Variable in colour, and 

 sometimes stained with the ulmates and humatcs of the de- 

 caying wood. Inodorous and tasteless. 



135. A. (Mycena) polygrammus, Bull. ; pileus submcm- 

 branaceous, conico-campanulate, somewhat umbonatc, dry, 

 striate; stem rigid, shining, deeply and continuously sulcato- 

 striate ; gills attenuated behind. — Sow. t. 222. 



On trunks of trees. Common. Easily distinguished by its 

 shining, silvery, grooved stem. 



136. A. (Mycena) ^dirahoMcxis, A. and S.; pileus submem- 

 branaceous, at first oval, then parabolic, obtuse, discoid, turn- 

 ing pale, striate halfway; margin entire, turning white; stem 

 rigid, even, smooth, of the same colour as the pileus, strigose 

 at the base, swollen, abrupt, rooting ; gills adnate, ascending, 

 nearly distinct, Avhitish. — Soiv. t. 165. 



On trunks, especially of fir. Pileus dark in the centre, 

 then of a livid-blue, then whitish. Sowerby's plant is on 

 M'illow-stumps. 



**** Stem brittle ; gills rlicmrjinfj colour. Strong-scented. 



137. A. (Mycena) atro-albus, Bolt.; rather firm; pileus 

 somewhat fleshy, obtusely bell-shaped, even, smooth, opaque, 

 brown, whitish and striate towards the margin; stem straight. 



