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THE LARGER FUNGI 
KEY TO THE SPECIES. 
On dung- or amongst grass. 
Spores large, 11 to IS x 7.5 to 9 p. 
Pileus eonico-campamdate, yellowish-brown, 
hygroplianous, atomate when dry. Gills 
ascending. Stem brownish. On dung (with 
us ) 187. Galera tenera. 
Pileus broadly conical, dingy ferruginous, 
hygroplianous, atomate when dry. Gills 
ascending, crenulate. Stem whitish. Amongst 
buffalo grass 188. G. crispa. 
Spores smaller, 9 x 4.S p. 
Pileus campanulato-eonvex, dark brown, hygro- 
phnnous. Gills ascending, cinnamon brown. 
Stem pallid. On dung 189. G. teneroides. 
Amongst moss. 
Pileus campanulate, striate, watery cinnamon. 
Gills tawny cinnamon. Stem brownish cinna- 
mon. Spores 11 to 12.8 x 7.5 p 190. G. hypnonm. 
*“ Pileus eonico-campannlate, hygroplianous, rather even, when dry dotted with 
soft particles. Stem tense and straight. Gills ascending, inserted at the top 
of the cone, rather crowded. Veil none.” — Rea. 
1S7. Galera tenera (Schaoff.) Fr. (L., truer, tender). — Pileus up to 1- to fin. 
(12 to 18 mm.), fin. (10 mm.) high, couico-eampanulate to hemispherical, sub- 
membranaceous, striate when moist, hygroplianous, somewhat atomate, yellowish- 
brown near Argus Brown (m.) when moist, drying Pinkish Buff (xxix.). Gills 
ascending, ndnate, narrow, somewhat crowded, cinnamon (near Sayal Brown, 
xxix., or Brussels Brown, in.). Stem 1-] to 21in. (3 to 6.2 cm.) (British speci- 
mens, 3 to dim, 7.5 to 10 cm.), slender, fragile, equal or slightly swollen at the 
base, straight and tense, shining, brownish to pallid brownish (colour of the 
pileus ) , sometimes nearly whitish. Flesh of the stem distinct from that of the 
pileus. Spores elliptical, yellow-brown, 13 to 19 x 7.5 to 10.5 p. On dung 
(in Australian specimens so far found). South Australia — Beaumont (Adelaide), 
Kangarilla (on horse dung), Mount Compass, Encounter Bay, Kin chin a, Middle- 
ton, Mount Gambier. April, May, August, October. (Figure 22 B.) 
Found with us on dung and recognisable by the conico-campanulatc yellowish- 
brown pileus, ascending cinnamon-coloured gills, long brownish stem and large 
spores. 
188. G'alera crispa Longyear. (L., crispus, curled). — Pileus i to lfin. (1.2 to 
3.5 cm,), i to 1 gin. (0.8 to 3.5 cm,) high, at first a mere rounded conical knob, 
becoming eonico-campannlate, then expanding to become broadly conical, some- 
times with an acute umbo, when moist substriate, finely atomate, the edge some- 
times splitting, when moist dingy ferruginous (paler than Huffy Brown, XL.), 
pallid ferruginous or pale isabelline or dull whitish with a biscuity tint when 
dry, sometimes darker brown round the apex. Gills ascending, aduate, close, 
broad linear, a little crenulate, slightly ventricose, in three tiers, the second tier 
reaching half to three-quarter-way to the stem, the third tier very short, ( innn- 
moii Brown (xv.) to rusty ferruginous. Stem up to 1| to 2in. (4.4 to 5 cm.), 
slender, slightly fiexuous, faintly striate and pulverulent, brittle, slightly hollow, 
base slightly bulbous, whitish to pallid with a brownish tint. Spores obliquely 
elliptical, yellow-brown, 11 to 17 x 7.5 to 9.5 p, inflated cells round the edges 
of the gills about 19 p long with bases 7.5 p, ventricose, apices constricted with 
a rounded knob about 4 p in diameter on top. Soon shrivelling and collapsing. 
On buffalo grass lawns usually. South Australia, — University and other lawns in 
Adelaide after heavy rain, Mount Gambier (in grass). February to June. 
(Figure 23.) 
