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 TAB. CVI.

Bull. t. 520.

this in Peckham Wood. It has an uncommon appearance. The lamellæ branch and inosculate, which is rarely the case when they are not decurrent., The seeds seem to be lodged near the lower edges. It is very brittle, but dries tolerably well. The taste is unpleasant. TAB. CVII. Batsch.fig. 214.

With. ed. 3. v. 4. 149.

uncommon in damp places among moss, &c. This species varies but little.

 TAB. CVIII. With. ed. 3. v. 4. 231.

Bull. t. 382.

common, and extremely variable. It has been figured many times under different names. We have found it almost white, partly flesh-coloured, mouse-coloured, and nearly black; varying in size from a stem half an inch long, and pileus in proportion, to a much larger size than is here represented. When young the gills are mostly white, changing to pink in a few hours after gathering, or as it advances in age, till it sheds a snuff-coloured powder, the gills then being brownish. It is best distinguished by the somewhat webbed reticulated item, which mark is always more or less perceptible in this species, and inclines me to think it does not belong to A. volvaceus as Dr. Withering seems to conjecture. It certainly resembles it in many respects,as the volvaceus varies much. Our plant dries well, although it is always flaccid. A. volvaceus is apt to imbibe a moisture, and become covered with whiteness like a Byssus, perhaps Byssus albius and is therefore much more difficult to dry.