596 11. HYMENOTHECE. Pl. cell. aph- 
Volva 0; collar distinct ........ eese.- LEPIOTA. 245. 
Stem central, naked; cap convex .... GyMNoPUS. 246. 
Stem central, naked; cap concave.... OMPHALIA. 247. 
Stem eccentric, naked ........++2- PLEUROPUS. 248. 
Stem marginal, naked ............ CREPIDOPUS. 249. 
Stem 0; cap sessile ..... ME he ee oes 7 APuUs. 250. 
Thallus attached by its back ...... Resuprnatus. 251. 
B. Hymenium lamellar ; gills decaying without changing 
colour ; cap fleshy or membranaceous, juicy. Mycenadee. 
Texture venulose, cellular; 
cap fleshy ; ‘stem naked *.....2.% -. 022s EeUSSULA. 252. 
Text. fibrous; cap membranaceous ; 
stem naked; sporidia short .......... ... Mycena. 253. 
Text. fibrous; cap membranaceous; 
stem naked; sporidia long ........ MIcROMPHALE. 254. 
Text. fibrous; cap funnelshape ; 
GUUS MAY. Shel b ees we eee oe. eos AL TARGUS: 25D: 
C. Hymenium lamellar ; gills becoming black, powdery ; 
cap fleshy or skinny ; texture fibrous. Pratellideee. 
Cap thick ; gills persisting ; 
sporidia single; collar distinct .......+- PRATELLA. 256. 
Cap thin; gills persisting ; 
sporidia single; collar fibrous ........ CORTINARIA. 257. 
Cap thin; gills persisting ; ; 
sporidia in pairs; collar 0............. PRUNULUS. 258. 
Cap thin; gills difiluent ; ° 
sporidia in fours; collar distinct or 0.... Coprinus. 259. 
D. Cap beneath lamellar ; gills barren; apex woolly ; 
sporidia interspersed in the wool of the cap. Asterophoridez. 
Sporidia angular ........+.+..+e+ ASTEROPHORA. 260. 
EK. Hymenium veined; veins superficial, distinct ; cap 
fleshy. Merulidez. 
Stem central; cap round, convex..... Merutius. 261. 
Stem central; cap round, concave CaANTHARELLUS. 262. 
Stem lateral; cap semicircular ....... CorNIOLA. 263. 
Thallus attached by its back.......... SERPULA. 264. 
Thallus clubshape, sessile, sides plaited Gomrnus. 265. 
