20 AGARICINI. 



Myxacium. towards the circumference, small in comparison with the stem, 

 even, smooth, thinly viscous, fibrillose towards the margin when 

 dried ; flesh continuous, white, becoming yellow (or faintly azure- 

 blue). Stem 4-7.5 cent. (i>^-3 in.) long, 2.5 cent, (i in.) thick at 

 the base, 12 mm. (*4 in.) at the apex, solid, conico-attenuatedfrom 

 the bulbous base, gradually elongated, white, but when young 

 covered to the apex with the azure-blue glutinous veil, when old 

 becoming pale, softer. Gills adnate, distant, distinct, 4-6 mm. 

 (2-3 lin.) broad, quite entire, at first pale grey with the edge vio- 

 laceous or bluish-grey, when full grown grey-clay-colour or cin- 

 namon. 



In proportion as the stem becomes more elongated, the bulb becomes less 

 in size. The stem is white externally and internally, but when young it is 

 blue with the glutinous veil. Very distinguished, firm. 



In woods. Coed Coch. 



Name salitm, sea. Sea-colour. Fr. Monogr. ii. p. 40. Hym. Eur. p. 357. 

 Icon. t. ISO./, i. B. & Br. n. 1878. Quel. Grev. t. io8./. i. 



39. C. delibutus Fr. Pileus 5-7.5 cent. (2-3 in.) broad, light- 

 yellowish^ fleshy, thin, especially towards the margin, convex then 



flattened, obtuse, at length somewhat depressed, viscid with hya- 

 line gluten, and slightly silky-fibrillose when the gluten disap- 

 pears. Stem 5-10 cent. (2-4 in.) long, 6-8 mm. (3-4 lin.) thick, 

 stuffed or hollow upwards, equally attenuated from the slightly 

 bulbous base or somewhat equal, elastic, viscous as far as the 

 scanty, fibrillose, fugacious cortina, when dry even, smooth, var- 

 nished, yellowish white, snow-white at the apex. Gills adnate, 

 at length rounded or slightly emarginate, more or less distant, 

 4-6 mm. (2-3 lin.) broad, serrulated pallid or often crisped at the 

 edge, at the first dark blue, or violaceous-dark blue^ then clay, 

 cinnamon. 



The pileus and especially the gills vary in the colour being more or less in- 

 tense. Taste at first watery, then slightly pungent. It loves grassy and 

 rather damp places. 



On the ground. King's Lynn. 



Spores 7x5 mk. W.P. Name delibuo, to besmear. From the gluten. 

 Fr. Monogr. ii. p. 41. Hym. Eur. p. 357. Grevillea, vol. viii. p. 97. Quel. 

 Grev. t. io8./. 2. S. Mycol. Scot. Supp. Scot. Nat. 1882, p. 216. 



40. C. illibatus Fr. Pileus 2.5-5 cent - ( r ~ 2 i n -) broad, yellow, 

 disc darker, slightly fleshy, campanulate then convex, at length 

 plane and somewhat u))ibonate, with a viscous pellicle, even, 

 smooth ; flesh white, very thin at the circumference. Stem 7.5 

 cent. (3 in.) long, only 4 mm. (2 lin.) thick, stuffed then soon hoi- 



