166 FUNGUS-FLOEA. 



ttt LEPIDOTI. 

 * Scales ofpileus superficial, disappearing. 



Naucoria porriginosa. Pr. 



Pileus -g-l^ in. across, flesh thin, convex then expanded 

 but not flattened, obtuse, viscid, tawny, becoming pale, tan- 

 colour when dry, margin slightly striate when old, sprinkled 

 with superficial, evanescent, saffron-coloured squamules; 

 fjrills adnate, usually with a minute decurrent tooth, crowded, 

 at first yellow, then tawny-cinnamon ; stem 2-3 in. long, 

 li— 2| lines thick, hollow, equal, rather soft, silky, becoming 

 smooth, pallid. 



Agaricus (Naucoria) porriginosus, Fries, Epicr., p. 200 ; Cke., 

 Hdbk., p. 180 ; Cke., lUustr., pi. 510. 



Amongst twigs, (%c. 



The largest and most beautiful species included in the 

 present genus, readily distinguished by the viscid, tawny 

 orange pileus, which is at first covered with yellow or saffron- 

 coloured, minute, floccose scales. 



Naucoria sobria. Fr. 



PHetis J-f in. across, flesh thin, convex then plane, slightly 

 viscdd, somewhat silky, honey-colour when moist, disc darker, 

 becoming pale, slightly pruinose towards the margin from 

 the fugacious veil ; gills broadest behind, adnate, crowded, 

 broad, pale saffron-colour ; stem about li in. long and 1^ line 

 thick, hollow, rather firm, straight or slightly flexuous, equal, 

 I)ale above, rusty-brown below, here and there sprinkled 

 with white, silky spots, the remains of the veil ; spores 

 14-16 X 10 /i. 



Agaricus {Naucoria) sdbrius, Fries, Epicr., p. 200 ; Cke., 

 Hdbk., p. 181 ; Cke., lUustr., pi. 51lA. 



Veil small, like a furfuraceous or pruinose remnant at 

 first on margin of pileus and stem. Pileus not hygrophanous. 

 G-ills with a decurrent tooth, margin whitish. 



Var. dispersus, Berk. & Broome, Ann. Nat. Hist., no. 

 1348; Cke., PIdbk., p. 181 ; Cke., lUnstr., pi. 511b. 



Pileus 3-4 lines across, convex, ochraceous, delicately 

 punctulate, margin furfuraceous ; stem |-1 in. long, 1 lin© 



