MAEASMIUS. 166 



n. 1873; Cke. Hdbk., p. 175; Cke., IXliistr., pi. 509c; Saoc, 

 SylU, vol. v., n. 3428. 



On dead twigs. 



Having made a drawing of this species at the time it was 

 found, I am able to add somewhat to Berkeley's description. 

 It was growing on a hramble twig. The largest specimen 

 was scarce half an inch high, and the diameter of the pileus 

 about ^ of an in. ; the stem hollow, sprinkled with delicate 

 mealy granules at the base, and about half way up ; gills 

 adnexed behind, narrowed in front; whitish, then flesh- 

 coloured, becoming brownish. (Cooke.) 



An examination of Berkeley's type specimen shows that 

 the spores are perfectly colourless, hence the species belongs 

 to the genus Marasmius. 



** Stem slightly velvety or downy, base often somewhat 

 tuherculose. 



Marasmius foetidus. Fr. 



Very foetid. Pileus about 1 in. across, flesh rather thin, .. 

 pliant, and like that of the stem, tinged reddish-brown ; 

 convex then expanded and umbilicate or irregular and wavy, 

 rather pellucid, tawny-bay or rufous, paler and slightly 

 pruinose when dry, margin striate, rather incurved when 

 young ; gills adnexed and joined in an imperfect ring at 

 the base, distant, rather thin, reddish with a tinge of yellow ; „ 

 stem about 1 in. long, hollow, bay, 1 line or more thick,- 

 sometimes thinner at the base, minutely pruinosely velvety, 

 bay, the fiocculose base abruptly piercing the matrix ; spores ^ 

 elliptical, 7 x 4 ju. 



Agaricus foetidus, Sowerby, t. 21. 



Marasmius foetidus. Fries, Epicr., p. 380 ; Cke., Hdbk.,_ 

 p. 349 ; Cke., Illustr., pi. 1134a. 



On rotten branches. 



Smell very strong and unpleasant, but not like garlic. 



Marasmius amadelphus. Fr. 

 Pileus 2-3 lines broad, flesh thin; tough, convex thett-^ 

 plane or depressed, discoid, obtuse, somewhat pruinose, 

 margin at length striate, pale reddish-yellow, disc darker, . 

 hecoming pale ; sometimes whitish; gills broadly adnate. 



