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subumbonate, and yellowish-brown, becoming pale, somewhat 

 brick-red when dry, glabrous ; the very thin flesh similar in 

 colour; gills adnate, inclined to separate from the stem, 

 rather distant, 2-3 lines broad, yellowish then cinnamon; 

 stem 3-6 in. long, base bulbous, \ in. and more thick, attenu- 

 ated Jiupwards, somewhat twisted, not librilluse, pallid, 

 shining, the slightly striate apex tinged violet, imperfectly 

 hollow. 



Cortinarius (Dermocyhe) valgus. Fries, Epicr,, p. 200 ; Cke., 

 lldbk., p. 203 ; Cke., Illustr., pL 7oO ? 



Amongst moss in pine woods, &c. Intermediate between 

 C. suhnotatus and C. suhlanatus ; differing from both in the 

 smooth, not librillo-e stem. Smell none. 



Tl)e form (pi. 750) referred to this species, with some 

 doubt, differs from the type in several particulars, and is 

 perhaps a distinct variety. (Cooke.) 



Cooke's figures quoted above, are as follows : — Pileus about 

 3 in. across, convex then expanded, subgibbous, lurid ])ale 

 yellowish-olive, more or less fibrillose ; flesh thick, whitish, 

 stem about 3 in. long, 1 in. thick at the clavate base, attenu- 

 ated upwards, coloured like the pileus or a little paler, trace 

 of veil in the form of an indistinct zone, solid ; gills adnate, 

 or very slight indication of a sinus behind, 2 lines broad, 

 deep cinnamon at maturity. 



In woods. 



Cortinarius (Dermo.) venetus. Fr. 



Pileus lJ-2 in. across, fleshy, hemispherical, obtuse, 

 regular, covered with a persistent, erect, minutely velvety 

 tomentum, green when young, then greenish-yellow, 

 becoming more of a yellow colour when dry, not hygro- 

 phanous ; flesh pale yellowish ; gills adnate, connected by 

 veins, somewhat distant, very broad, darker olive than the 

 pileus; stem 2-3 in. long, 3-4 lines thick, equal, firm, 

 convex, colour of the pileus or a little paler, greenish-yellow, 

 remarkably silky-fibrillose, stuffed or hollow above; ring 

 fibrillose, green; spores 10 x 5 /a. 



Cortinarius (Dermocyhe) venetus, Fries, Epicr., p. 291 ; Cke., 

 Illustr., pi. 833b ; Cke., Hdbk., p. 263. 



In woods. 



Gregarious; very distinct. Base of stem often downy 



