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In woods. Uncommon. Aug.-Sept. Russuia. 



The bright yellow edge of the gills is a very distinctive mark. Name — 

 aurum, gold. From its colour. Fr. Monogr. ii. p. 200. Hym. Eur. p. 452. 

 Berk. Out. p. 213. C. Hbk. n. 634. S. Mycol. Scot. n. 608. Ag. With.— 

 Krapf. t. 5. Schteff. t. 15./. 1-3. Krombh. t. 66. /. 8-1 1. 



37. R. nitida Fr. — Pileus about 5 cent. (2 in.) broad, commonly 

 bay-brown-purplish, disc darker, shining, fleshy, stiff, convex 

 then plane or slightly depressed, covered with a pellicle which 

 is viscid in wet weather, margin striate, somewhat tubercular; 

 flesh white. Stem 5-7.5 cent. (2-3 in.) long, 12 mm. { l / 2 in.) 

 thick, spongy-stuffed, soft, somewhat equal or attenuated down- 

 wards, even, white inclining to pale. Gills adnexed, separating, 

 crowded, pallid then bright sulphur-yellow, not pulverulent. 



Taste mild, at length nauseous ; said to be somewhat fcetid. Distinguished 

 at first sight from all others by the gills being bright lemon-yellow, shining, 

 and never ochraceous-pulverulent. 



In woods. Uncommon. Aug.-Sept. 



Name — nitidus, shining. Fr. Monogr. ii. p. 201. Hy7n. Eur. p. 452. 

 Berk. Out. p. 214. t. 13./. 7. C. Hbk. n. 636. S. Mycol. Scot. n. 609. Ag. 

 Pers. — Krombh. t. 66. f. 1-3. — Schceff. t. 254. 



*** Gills a?id spores ochraceous. 



38. R. alutacea Fr.— Pileus 5-10 cent. (2-4 in.) broad, com- 

 monly bright blood-colour or red, even black-purple, but be- 

 coming pale, especially at the disc, fleshy, campanulate then 

 convex, flattened and somewhat umbilicate, even, with a 

 remarkably viscous pellicle, margin thin, at length striate, 

 tubercular; flesh s?iow-white. Stem 5 cent. (2 in.) long, solid, 

 stout, equal, even, white, most frequently variegated -reddish, 

 even purple. Gills at first free, thick, very broad, connected 

 by veins, all equal, somewhat distant, at first pallid light yellow, 

 then bright ochraceous, not pulverulent. 



Handsome. Taste mild, pleasant ; at length soft and very fragile. Change- 

 able in colour ; in shady beech woods a form occurs with the pileus ceruginous. 

 In one form the stem is wholly dark blood-colour, and the gills are rounded 

 behind and remote from the stem. It is distinguished from R. integra by its 

 gills not being pulverulent. 



In mixed woods. Common. 



Edible and very good. Name—aluta, tanned leather. From the yellowish 

 gills. Fr. Mofiogr. ii. p. 202. Hym. Eur. p. 453. Berk. Out. p. 214. t. 13. 

 / 8. C. Hbk. n. 637. S. Mycol. Scot. n. 610. Price/. 36. Ag. Vittad. 

 t. 34. Krombh. t. 64./". 1-3. Barla t. 14./. 1-3. 



39. R. lutea Fr. — Pileus 2.5-5 cent - ( I_2 m -) broad, yellow, 

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