92 FUXGUS-FLORA. 



Amongst moss in pastures, &g. 



Somewhat resembling C. elatior, but smaller, and the veil 

 not floccose. 



Cortinarius (Myx.) vibratilis. Fr. 



Pileus about 2 Hn. across, disc fleshy, remainder thin, 

 convex then plane, obtuse, even, glabrous, ver^' glutinous, 

 yellow, golden and very shining in dry weather : flesh 

 pallid ; gills rounded or emarginate, w^ith a decurrent tooth, 

 crowded, thin, pallid then clear ochraceous-cinnamon ; stem 

 stuffed or solid, conically attentuated or ventricose (amongst 

 moss elongated, equal, fiexuous), fragile, not elastic, whitish, 

 often with a median glutinous ring ; spores S x 5 fi. 



Cortinarius {Myxacium) vibratilif<, Fries, Monogr., ii. p. 43 ; 

 Cke., Hdbk., p. 251 ; Cke., Illustr., pi. 744. 



In woods. 



Habit of C. armeniacus and G. causticiis, but differing from 

 both in the glutinous veil, snow-wdiite stem, not rigid 

 outside, and brighter colour. Smell not unpleasant, but 

 taste very acrid. Pileus often becoming pale, sometimes 

 whitish. (Fries.) 



Cortinarius (Myx.) pluvius. Fr. 



Pileus -^-1 in. across, slightly fleshy, flesh thin, coloured 

 like the pileus, at first subglobose, then convex, commonly 

 gibbous, when adult and moist pellucidly-striate, hygro- 

 phanous, viscid in rainy weather, shining, yellowish-tawny, 

 ochraceoiTS-tan and opaque when dry ; when quite young 

 silky near the margin from the wdiite veil ; gills adnexed, 

 seceding, ventricose, crowded, yellowish or at first whitish, 

 then ochraceous ; stem at first stufted, then hollow, soft, 

 more or less elongated up to 3 in., equal or slightly attenuated 

 upwards, 2-3 lines thick, even, naked, or with whiter, silky 

 spots, obsoletely viscid ; veil fibrillose, involved in mucus, 

 very fugacious, spores granular, 10 X 8 /x. 



Cortinarius (^Myxacium) ^}lumus^ Fries, Monogr., ii. p. 43 ; 

 Cke., Hdbk., p. 251 ; Cke., Illustr., pi. 769. 



In pine woods, &c. 



Allied to C. vibratilis, but smaller and more slender. Taste 

 at first watery then acrid and pungent. (Fries.) 



