ENTOLOMA. 269 



almost membranaceous margin, wliite, compact ; gills very 

 much rounded behind and almost free, crowded, about 3 lines 

 broad, pale yellowish flesh-colour ; stem about 2 in. long, 

 rather swollen at the base and very slightlj- thinner upwards, 

 about f in. thick at the apex, whitish, striate, apex slightly 

 flocculose or mealy, distinctly lioUow. 



Agariims (Entolomd) lividus, Fr., var. roseus, Cke., Hdbk., 

 p. 119; Cke., lUustr., pi. 469. 



On logs. 



The present variety differs from the typical form in many 

 respects, also ia habitat, and may eventually prove to be a 

 distinct species. 



Entoloma prunuloides. Fr. (fig. 16, p. 236.) 



Pileus 2-3 in. across, fleshy, campanulate then convex, 

 at length flattened, somewhat umbonate, unequal (but not 

 wavy), even, viscid, yellowish or livid, margin at length 

 slightly striate ; gills almost free, emarginate, at first 

 .slightly adnexed, 3-4 lines broad, crowded, ventricose, white 

 then pale flesh-colour; stem 3-3i in. long, 3-4 lines thick, 

 equal, even or slightly striate, glabrous, naked, white, 

 flesh fibrous, solid; spores subglobose, coarsely warted, 

 10 /A diam. 



Agaricus (Entoloma) prunuloides. Pries, Epicr., p. 143 ; Cke., 

 Hdbk., p. 119 ; Cke., Illustr., pi. 312. 



Among moss and grass, &c. 



Smell very strong of new meal. The pileus generally 

 becomes longitudinally cracked. 



Smell same as E. prunulum. Eesembling E. lividum, but 

 very distinct, only one-third the size. The pileus varies to 

 white, yellowish, or pale grey. (Fries.) 



Entoloma repandum. Bull. 



Pileus 1-1 f in. across, flesh white, thick at the disc, thin 

 elsewhere, conical then expanded, umbonate ; usually wavy, 

 margin incurved, often lobed, somewhat silky when dry, 

 pale ochraceous, with darker lines ; gills almost free, broadest 

 in front; 1| line broad, pale salmon-colour; stem l|-2 in. 

 long, equal, silky, white, solid; spores globose, warted, 

 8 /A diameter. 



Agaricus (Entoloma) repandus, Cke., Hdbk., p. 120; Cke., 

 Illustr., pi. 313. 



