350 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [N.S., XVI, 
6. Lepiota cepaestipes, Sow. 
For figure see Cooke t. 5. 
Distribution and Habitat—Found in Brazil, Italy, and 
different parts of Europe; now for the first time reported from 
Jessore in June 1918, and from Calcutta in August 1919, grow- 
ing in clusters usually on logs (rotten rafters in r oom). My 
specimens are identical with the British species desbribed in 
Massee’s book. 
Pileus.—Stalked, conical at first, soon becoming campanu- 
late and umbonate, distinctly sulphur-yellow, upper surface 
covered with delicate separating min yellow scales, su 
stance very soft and eee flesh thin somewhat membranous, 
diameter nearly 5 cm. in expanded form. 
Stalk—-Base bulbous, tapering upwards, of the same 
colour (sulphur-yellow), covered .with minute yellow powdery 
seales which can be rubbed off, central, hollow, delicate, 
length 73 to 10cm., ring on the upper part of the stalk free, 
yellow and fugacious. 
Gills.—F ree, pale-yellow, narrow, crowded, basal end acute. 
Margin.—Membranous, or semi-transparent as Massee 
calls it. 
alas —White, oval, 10-12 x 7-8 +, some round, diameter 
© Oyelidid, —Non 
-N.B. — Beautiful yellow plants, the minute scales on the 
pileus are the remains of the delicate universal veil. 
Subfamily—. RHoposPoRag. 
With pink spores. 
7. Volvaria diplasia, B. and Br. 
(Plate XVII, fig. 7). 
Distribution and Habitat.—Found on dead wood and spec- 
ially on ground among dried roots at Peradeniya, Ceylon ; 
now reported from the interior of Hoogly district, Bengal, in 
June, July, August and sometimes in September, 1919 an 
1920, growing amongst heaps of rotten straw. This is edible, 
eaten by the villagers 
Pileus Stale conico-campanulate, dark-gray, shining, 
covered with fine elongated silky hairs, which can be rubbed 
off ; op thick, soft and white, diameter 74 to m. 
—About 10 cm. long, tapering towards the apex 
solid, sae white, not very delicate, base thick and rounded, 
wi bs volva. 
Gills.—White, readily changing into pink colour, free, 
broad, and crowded, ends round. 
