. Synopsis of the British Basidiomycetes ; a descriptive catalogue of the drawings and specimens in the Department of botany, British museum. une-Jan. I X 2§ X ^ in. 919. P. erenata Gill, (from the scalloped margin of the pileus; crenatus, scalloped) a hygrophanous, atomate, subochreous, rufescent or flesh-colour,then pale; mid. sometimes sienna. St. attenuate below, Coprinus AGARICACEJE 201 whitish. G. adnato-ascending, dull brownish-purple grass, amongst beech leaves with 1973. Nov. \\ x 2\ x J in. 920. P. disseminata Quel, (from the scattered habit; disse?ninoi to sc
. Synopsis of the British Basidiomycetes ; a descriptive catalogue of the drawings and specimens in the Department of botany, British museum. une-Jan. I X 2§ X ^ in. 919. P. erenata Gill, (from the scalloped margin of the pileus; crenatus, scalloped) a hygrophanous, atomate, subochreous, rufescent or flesh-colour,then pale; mid. sometimes sienna. St. attenuate below, Coprinus AGARICACEJE 201 whitish. G. adnato-ascending, dull brownish-purple grass, amongst beech leaves with 1973. Nov. \\ x 2\ x J in. 920. P. disseminata Quel, (from the scattered habit; disse?ninoi to scatter) a b c. P. scurfy, then smooth, whitish or pale umber, then purple-grey and ashy; mid. grey-umber. St. subscurfy, then smooth, whitish. G. adnato-ascending, blackish. Densely crowded, gregarious, c?espitose. About decayed stumps, poplar,willow, piles, in hedgerows, on brick walls, heaps of weeds and rubbish,etc. April-Nov. \ x 2J x fg- in. XLII. COPRINUS Pers.(From the habitat; Gr. kopros, dung.) Veil usually universal, floccose, furfuraceous or obsolete. Hymeno-phore distinct from the stem. Pileus at first cylindrical or ovate,. Fig. 51.—A, Coprimis coniatus Fr., entire and in section ;b, C. radiatiis Fr. ; c, C. domcsticus Fr.; d, ditto in natural size. usually floccose or scurfy; margin at first straight and adpressed tothe stem; flesh thin to membranous. Stem central, hollow, usually 202 AGARICACE^E Coprinus attenuate upwards, annulate, volvate or simple, confluent with ordistinct from the hymenophore. Gills membranous, linear orventricose, at first white and closely pressed together, cohering,scissile, at length melting into black fluid. Trama obsolete. Sporesoval, even, black or dark brown. (Fig. 51.) The species are of rapid growth, often ephemeral. They growon rich and highly manured places in fields, parks, gardens and nearhuman habitations, often on dung, sometimes on decaying wood,rotting straw, etc. Some are edible. Species 921—963 Mr. G
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