then
reviving when moist, Marasmius.

14. Gills deeply splitting, with weak hairs, Schizophyllum.
Gills united by veins, plant corky, Lenzites.

15. Volva, no ring, Volvaria.
No volva, ring present, Annularia.
No volva, no ring, 16.

16. Gills free, rounded behind, cohering at first, Pluteus.
Gills adnate or sinuate, stem fleshy, soft, waxy,
cap fleshy, margin incurved, Entoloma.
Gills decurrent, stem fleshy, Clitopilis.

17. Ring continuous, pileus with scales, Pholiota.
Ring cobwebby or evanescent, not apparent in old
specimens, 18.
Ring wanting, 19.
Stem with cartilaginous rind, 21.

18. Gills adnate, plants on the ground, Cortinarius.

19. Gills decurrent, stem fleshy, gills easily
separating, Paxillus.
Gills not decurrent, stem fleshy, 20.

20. Pileus fibrillose, or silky, Inocybe.
Pileus smooth and sticky, Hebeloma.

21. Veil remaining attached to margin of pileus,
often not seen in old specimens, Hypholoma.
Veil on stem as a ring, 22.
Margin of cap incurved when young, Naucoria.

22. Gills separate on the stem, Agaricus or Psalliota.
Gills united with stem, Stropharia.
Gills adnate or sinuate, 23.

23. Margin of pileus incurved when young, Psilocybe.
Margin of pileus always straight, Psathyra.

24. Pileus of normal form, 25.

25. Pileus fleshy, membranaceous or deliquescent, 26.

26. Gills deliquescent--inky fluid, Coprinus.
Gills not deliquescent--ring present, Annellaria.
Gills not decurrent--ring wanting, 27.

27. Pileus striate--plants small, Psathyrella.
Pileus not striate, stem fleshy, margin
exceeding the gills, Panaeolus.

Class II. Key to Pore-bearing Fu