176 Mas see. — A Revision of the 
142 . Coprinus hortensis, Mont., Syll. PI. Crypt. No. 406, 
p. 131. 
Pileus very delicate, silvery-grey , convex, then campanulate, at 
length expanded, glabrous, finely striate up to the even disc , 3*5 cm. 
broad ; gills slightly adnexed, very narrow ; stem 4 cm. long, even, 
glabrous. 
On the ground. Cayenne. 
143 . Coprinus diaphanus, Quel., Bull. Soc. Bot. France, 
Vol. xxiv, pi. 5, fig. 7. 
Eveiy part translucent and glabrous ; pileus grooved, margin crenu- 
late, silvery zvitk a central tawny spot, 6-8 mm. broad ; gills adnate ; 
spores elliptical, 12 ^ long; stem capillary, hyaline, glabrous, 2-3 cm. 
long. 
Grassy places in woods, &c. France. 
Distinguished from small specimens of C. plicatilis by the adnate 
gills. 
144. Coprinus sceptrum, Fries, Epicr. p. 253- 
Pileus campanulate, papillately umbonate, deeply sulcate, pellucid , 
tinged grey, 5-7 mm. broad; gills adnate to a collar; spores black; 
stem 2-5-5 cm - long, pellucid . 
Rich ground among grass. Germany, France, Sweden. 
145 . Coprinus erythrocephalus, Fries, Hym. Eur. p. 327. 
Pileus cylindrical, then campanulate, silky and shining, margin very 
finely striate, reddish vermilion , becoming grey, about 1 cm. high and 
broad; gills slightly adnexed; stem 2-3 cm. high, red, paler than the 
pileus. 
Caespitose; on soil mixed with powdered gypsum. France. 
Readily distinguished by the red pileus and stem. 
146 . Coprinus Godeyi, Gillet, Champ. Fr. Hym. p. 61 1, 
with fig. 
Pileus ovoid-globose, distantly grooved, very glabrous, pellucid, 
disc ochraceous , grey between the ribs, 3-4 mm. diameter ; gills free ; 
spores elliptical ; stem about 2 cm. long, pellucid, sprinkled with white 
flecks below. 
On soil in plant-pots. France. 
