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** I* ileus smooth, viscid. 



207. A. (Volvaria) speciosus, Fr. ; pilcus soft, fleshy, cara- 

 pauulate, then expanded, obtuse, smooth, even, viscid; disc 

 grey; stem solid, somewhat bulbous, attenuated upwards, 

 villous as Avell as the loose volva, (Plate 7, fig. 3.) 



On dunghills, roadsides, etc. Rare. Pileus 2-3 inches 

 across. 



Subgenus 11. Pluteus. — Hymenophorum distinct from tlic stem. 

 Veil none. 



208. A. (Pluteus) cervinus, Sc/ueff. ; pileus fleshy, campa- 

 nulate, then expanded, smooth, then breaking iip into little 

 fibres or scales ; margin naked ; stem solid, rough with black 

 fibrillffi ; gills crowded, free, white, then flesh-coloured. — Soio. 

 t. 108. 



On trunks of trees. Not uncommon. Pileus 2-3 inches 

 across. 



209. A. (Pluteus) umbrinus, Fr. ; pileus fleshy, campanu- 

 late, then expanded, lacunose at first; margin ciliato-fimbriate; 

 stem solid, villoso-squamose ; gills free; margin fimbriate. — 

 Pers. Ic. et descr. t. 2. /. 5, G. 



On dead trunks. Coed Coch. ^ly form is just that of 

 Persoon. 



210. A. (Pluteus) nanus, P. ; pileus slightly fleshy, convexo- 

 plane, rugulose, sprinkled with dingy meal ; stem solid, rigid, 

 short, striate, white; gills free, white, then flesh-coloured. — 

 Bull. t. 547. /. 3. 



On fallen sticks. Wothorpe, Norths. Pileus about 1 inch 

 across. 



211. A. (Pluteus) petasatus, Fr. ; pileus fleshy in the centre, 

 campanulate, then expanded, iimbonate, quite smooth, viscid, 

 with a separable cuticle, membranaceous half-way up, and at 



