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HYMENOMYCETES 
thick, somewhat striate, white, hollow. Usually in large 
tufts in damp meadows in aut. 
E. sericeum ( seviceus , silky) differs in the strong smell of 
new meal and the absence of veins on the gills. 
E. clypeatum (clypeus, a shield—from the shape of the 
pileus), “ The Shield.” 
P. 2-3 in., bell-shaped, then expanded and umbonate, 
glabrous, lurid-grey. C. slightly adnexed, becoming free, 
rather distant, dingy, powdered red with the spores at 
maturity; margin serratulate, markedly so behind. S. 
3-4 in., entirely fibrous, stuffed, then hollow, fragile, grey, 
powdery at the apex. Spy. and aut., frequent in woods and 
pastures. 
E. nidorosum ( nidov , reeking—from its strong smell). 
Plate XLII. 17. 
P. 2-3 in., flesh thin, very fragile, glabrous but silky, 
shining when dry, greyish-fawn, then livid. G. emarginate, 
almost free, pallid, then pale flesh colour. S. 2-3 in., thick, 
almost solid, equal, whitish. In woods and on lawns; 
common in aut. A fragile species, with a strong alkaline 
smell. 
PLUTEUS 
( Pluteus , a turret, or sentry-box—from a supposed resem¬ 
blance of the pileus to the roof of a turret) 
P. cervinus [cevvus, deer—from the fawn-brown pileus), 
The Deer.” Plate XLII. 19. 
P. 2-4 in., somewhat wrinkled, bell-shaped, then plane; 
umber, dark brown at maturity. G. free, crowded, white 
at first, then salmon colour. S. 2-4 in., pale, covered with 
blackish streaks. Common on trunks, stumps, chips, etc., 
spy. and aut. Solitary. Sometimes much exceeding the 
above measurements. 
