EDIBLE MUSHROOMS. 67 



CHANTARELLE. 



Cantharellus cibarius. 



(Plate VII. Fig. 4.) 



The Chantarelle is abundant in woods 

 in some districts, such as parts of the New 

 Forest, whilst in other localities it is rather 

 uncertain, and said to be uncommon. It 

 has the advantage of being readily seen, 

 and not easily confounded with anything 

 else. We have sometimes collected two 

 gallons in about an hour. The entire colour 

 is a beautiful egg-yellow, the texture is firm 

 and clean to the touch, the odour rather 

 fragrant, reminding one of apricots, and 

 the taste is a little warm and biting when 

 raw. The gills run down the stem a long 

 way, and are so shallow and thick that 

 they are more like veins than gills, many 

 of them being forked upwards, connected 

 by thin cross-veining. Altogether it is a 

 most remarkable fungus, once seen never 

 to be forgotten. Internally it is solid and 



