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E. sericeum (Bull). Fr. (Lat., silky). 



Ramnor. Holmsley. Denny. Ironshill. Emery Down. Ridley. 

 Mark Ash. 



Among grass. Common. Resembles Nolanea pascua, but smells 

 strongly of new meal, and the gills are broad. 

 E. nidorosum Fr. (Lat., reeking, from its peculiar odour). 



Hursthill. Buskett's Wood. Denny. Burley New Inclosure. New 

 Copse. 



In woods. Frequent. 

 G en us 24. CLITOPILUS Fr. (Gr., hlitos, a declivity, pilos, a cap, from the 

 decurrent gills). Corresponds with Cliiocybt (white spores). 

 C. prunulus (Scop.) Fr. (including orseiia (Bull.) Fr. " Plum Mushroom." 

 " Vegetable Sweetbread." 

 Buskett's Lawn. New Copse. Near Lyndhurst Road Station. Rhine- 

 field. Holmsley. Burley. Woodfidley. Woodhurst. 

 In woods, etc. Common. Edible and delicious. 

 Genus 25. LEPTONIA Fr. (Gr., leptos, slender, most of the species being small). 



Pileus umbilicate or darker in centre. Gills not decurrent, soon 

 separating. Margin incurved at first. Stem polished, hollow. 

 Remarkable for shades of blue. Appear in July and August. 

 Corresponds with ColJybia. 

 L. fampropoda Fr. (Gr., shining foot ; from the steel-violet stem). 

 Buskett's Lawn. Denny. 



Among grass. Not common. 

 L. lazulina Fr. (Lat., blue like lapis lazuli). 

 Balmer Lawn. 



Among short grass. Uncommon. Cap blackish-blue. Stem deep 

 blue. 



L. formosa Fr. (Lat., beautiful). 

 Near Lyndhurst. 



Among short grass. Rare. 

 Genus 26. NOLANEA Fr. (Lat., nola, a little bell, from the shape of the pileus 

 in most of the species). Pileus umbonate, margin not incurved 

 usually striate. Stem cartilaginous, hollow. Gills adnexed or 

 free. Corresponds with Mycena, Galera, Psathyra and Psathyrella. 

 N. pascua (Pers.) Fr. (Lat., of pastures). 



Holmsley. Buskett's Lawn. Denny. Ridley Wood. Mark Ash. 

 Burley. Ramnor, etc. 



In woods and pastures. Very common. Gills nearly free. Stem 

 silky fibrous, twisted. 

 N. mammosa (Linn.) Fr. (Lat., with breasts ; from the papillate centre o f 

 cap). 



Brockis Hill. Buskett's Wood. 



In woods and pastures. Not common. 

 N. rufo-carnea Berk. (Lat., reddish flesh-coloured). 

 Buskett's Wood. 



In heathy ground, etc. Uncommon. 



Genus 27. ECCILIA Fr. (Gr., ekkoilon, I hollow out, the pileus being often 

 umbilicate). Stem cartilaginous. Gills decurrent. Corresponds 

 with Omphalia. 

 E. cameo-grisea B. and Br. (Lat., fleshy-grey). 

 Denny. 



In woods under pines. Uncommon. 



Genus 28 CLAUDOPUS W. G. Smith. (Lat., claudus, lame, Gr.poits, a foot, 

 from the crooked or absent stem). Corresponds with Pleurotus and 

 Crcpidotus, differing only in the colour of the spores. 

 C. variabilis (Pers.) W. G. S. (Lat., variable). 



Bank. Mark Ash. Woodfidley. Holmsley. Ironshill. Brockis Hill. 

 Holmhill. Minstead, etc. 



On decaying leaves, twigs and branches. Common. Small, fixed 

 by the cap. Gills uppermost, white, then pale salmon-colour. 



