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and stumps (sometimes on leaves), often in densely crowded 
tufts. 
M. rugosa (vuga, a wrinkle—from the wrinkled pileus), an 
equally common species, differs in its solitary habit, tougher 
substance; short, thicker stem (seldom more than 2 in.), 
grey gills, and wrinkled, not striated, pileus. 
M. polygramma (Gr. polus, many; gramme, a stroke—from 
the longitudinally striate stem). Plate XLVI. 5. 
P. 1-1J in., conico-campanulate; often becoming expanded; 
livid brown, paler when dry; margin coarsely striate. 
G. thick, distant, pale grey (often tinged with pink), then 
whitish. 5 . 3-4 in., equal, tough, shining; regularly striate 
throughout its length; pale grey, with rooting strigose base. 
Common on trunks and stumps in aut. and early win. 
Section VIII.—ADONIDE^E 
M. pura (from its pure colour). Plate VIII. 3. 
P. i|-2j in., obtusely umbonate, glabrous ; margin striate; 
colour usually pale rose, also lilac, greyish, or pallid. 
G. adnexed, broadly sinuate behind, connected by veins, 
very broad; pale, then reddish. 5 . 2-3 in., rigid, whitish,or 
the colour of the pileus; base downy. A very common 
species in woods, hedges, and fields. At once known by 
the strong radishy smell and taste, and the broad gills con¬ 
nected by veins. Gregarious. Sometimes attacked by the 
mould Mucov macrocarpus. 
M. lactea (lac, milk—from the colour) is a small white 
species of scattered habit. P. not exceeding h in., and 
usually with a yellow tinge at the disc. Commonly seen in 
fir woods in early aut. 
Section IX.—CALODONTES 
M. elegans (elegans, neat) is, perhaps, the most frequent 
representative of this section. P. in., brown or yellowish. 
G. greyish, with darker saffron-colour margin. S. 2 in., 
