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Agreeing with C. oblectus in being sprinkled with red powder, but 
differing in the finely striate pileus and the much reduced volva. 
12 . Coprinus panormitanus, Inzenga, Fung. Sicil. ii, p. 58, 
tab. x, fig. 1. 
Pileus ovate, white, then grey with an olive tinge, and sprinkled 
with whitish flecks, even, 1*5 cm. high; gills close to the stem; 
spores ovate, black ; stem not longer than pileus, base swollen, 
rooting, furnished with a torn, ochraceous volva. 
On damp ground. Sicily. 
Judging from the description and figure, the species was founded 
on immature, unexpanded specimens. 
Section II. 
13 . Coprinus comatus, Fries, Epicr. p. 242. 
Pileus cylindrical, then campanulate, whitish or tinged ochraceous, 
at first even, then becoming broken up into scattered , more or less reflexed . , 
large torn scales, soon becoming campanulate and pinkish grey at the 
margin, 9-15 cm. high; gills very slightly adnexed, pink, then 
blackish; spores 12-14x8-10 fx ; stem 12-20 cm. high, stout, 
white, volva usually evanescent, its free margin forming a ring which 
is often carried up for some distance by the elongating stem. 
Gregarious on rich soil in gardens, pastures, &c. Britain, Germany, 
Holland, Spain, Portugal, Denmark, Sweden, France, Italy, Belgium, 
Russia, Finland, Hungary, Switzerland, Austria, Cape of Good Hope, 
Himalayas, Japan, Western Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, United 
States. 
Among the best and safest of edible Fungi. 
Var. ovatus, Qudh, Enchirid. p. 121 ( = Coprinus ovatus, Fries, 
Epicr. p. 242). 
Pileus ovate at first, covered with overlapping, concentrically 
arranged scales ; gills free. 
On rich soil, among grass, &c. 
Rather smaller than the type form. 
Met with in most countries where the typical form occurs, but not 
recorded from any country where the type-form is unknown. 
Var . elavatus, Qudl., Enchirid. p. 121 (= Coprinus clavatus, Fries, 
Epicr. p. 242). 
Pileus ovate, soon expanding, surface broken up into shaggy, 
