354 FUNGUS-FLOEA. 



Eesemblino; H. cossm in general appearance, but tlie colour 

 is a mncli purer white, and the smell weak, but pleasant. 



Pileus white, smooth, slimy when young and in wet 

 weather, shining when dry, 1-2 in. broad, more or less um- 

 bonate, the margin turning up in age. Lamellae distant, 

 white, thick, very decurrent, broad. Stipes 1-3 in. high, 

 slightly crooked, firm, scurfy or nearh^ smooth, often attenu- 

 ated at the base, solid, becoming hollow in age. (Grev.) 



Altogether shining white; pileus and stem very glutinous 

 in rainy weather ; stem rough with points at the apex ; pileus 

 involute when young at the margin, which is downy, but 

 soon naked. Size very variable, pileus convex then plane, 

 somewhat wavy, even, glabrous, thin or rather thick in the 

 ■flesh. Stem sometimes short, sometimes elongated, but soft 

 within and at length hollow, thinner towards the base, apex 

 soabrid. Gills decurrent, distant, veined at the base, 3-4 

 lines broad, straight, quite entire. Smell sweet, not unplea- 

 sant. (Fries.) 



Hygrophorus TLiina.) cossus. Sow. 



Pileus 1-2 in. across, flesh rather thick, convex then plane, 

 obtuse, glabrous, glutinous, shining when dry, white with a 

 yellow tinge, disc somewhat ochraceous ; flesh white ; gills 

 adnato-decurrent, distant, connected by veins, firm, white ; 

 stem 2-3 in. long, sometimes more, 2-5 lines thick, about 

 equal, white, scurfy or rough with points above, white, often 

 with a yellow tinge : spores elliptical, 7-8 X 4-5 /x. Smell 

 very strong, resembling that of the goat-moth. 



Agaricus cossus, Sow., t. 121. 



Hygrophorus cossus, Fries, Epicr., p. 321 ; Cke., Hdbk., p. 

 289 : Cke., Illustr., pi. 887. 



Amon"; irrass in woods, &c. 



Allied to H. ehurneus, differs in the j'ellowish pileus having 

 the margin naked from the first, and especially in the unplea- 

 sant smell, resembling that of tlie goat-moth. (Fries.) 



Pileus 1^- in. broad, pure white, slimy (slime consisting of 

 round and oval bodies under a high magnifier), shining when 

 dry, stained here and there with yellowish ; the disc some- 

 limes subochraceous. Gills broad, thick, distant, adnato-de- 

 current, connected by veins and themselves slightly veined. 

 Spores white, elliptic. Stem 2-|- in. high, 1-3 lines thick, 



