PHOLIOTA. 229 



Pholiota mutabilis. Schaeff. 



Pileus variable in size, 1—4 in. across, fleshy, convex then 

 expanded, usually obtusely umbonate, sometimes depressed 

 round the umbo, glabrous, deep cinnamon-colour, becoming 

 pale; gills adnato-decurrent, crowded, rather broad, pallid 

 then cinnamon-colour; stem 1^-4 in. long, rigid, equal, 

 squarrosely scaly up to the superior membranaceous ring, 

 brownish below, pale upwards, hollow, often incurved and 

 ascending ; spores 9-1 1 x 5-6 fj^. 



Agaricus mutdbilis, Schaeffer, t. 9 ; Cke., Hdbt., p. 148 ; 

 Cke., Illustr., pi. 355. 



On trunks, rarely on the ground. 



Caespitose. The pileus is sometimes covered with seceding 

 scalts. 



Densely caespitose ; stature various, stem rigid, stuffed 

 then hollow, about 2-3 in. long, 2 lines and more thick, 

 equal or attenuated downwards, squarroso-squamulose up 

 to the ring, blackish-ferruginous or umber below, often 

 ascending or wavy. Ring membranaceous, minutely scaly out- 

 side. Pileus rather fleshy, convex then expanded, commonly 

 obtusely umbonate, sometimes truly depressed, even and 

 glabrous, but when young sometimes entirely covered with 

 squamules, about 2 in. broad, hygrophanous, cinnamon when 

 moist, becoming pale when dry. Gills adnato-decurrent, 

 crowded, rather broad, pallid then cinnamon. (Fries.) 



Pholiota marginata. Bat<ch. 



Pileus about 1 in. across, rather fleshy, convex then ex- 

 panded, moist, hygrophanous, glabrous, margin striate, 

 honey-colour becoming pale tan when dry ; gills adnate, 

 crowded, about 1 line broad, watery cinnamon ; stem 1^2 in. 

 long, 1-2 lines thick, equal or slightly thickened at the base, 

 soft, not scaly, mealy above the superior, fugacious ring, 

 pale tan, bate darker and surrounded with white down, 

 hollow; spores 7-8 X 4 /x. 



Agaricus marginatus, i3atsch, f. 207 ; Cke., Hdbk., p. 148 ; 

 Cke., Illustr., pi. 372. 



On trunks, pine leaves, &c. Solitary or gregarious. 



Closely allied to Pholiota mutahilis, but constantly diverse, 

 commonly smaller, solitary or gregarious, rarely caespitose. 

 Stem fistulose, about 2 in. long, 1-2 lines thick, equal, less 



