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91. T. variegatum Gill, (from the variegated pileus) a b. 



P. reddish-purple on a yellow ground. St. slightly enlarged 



below, reddish-purple-floccose on a yellowish-white ground. 



G. yellowish-white. Flesh whitish to palest sulphur. 



Rotten wood. June-Oct, 2 J x 2§ x f in. Resembling a small, attenuate, 

 dull-coloured state of 90. 



92. T. luridum Quel, (from its lurid colour) a b c. 



P. whitish-brown-livid, or ashy-yellowish ; mid. darker. St. white. 

 G. very crowded, whitish. 



Taste mild ; odour of new meal. Woods, pine, etc. ; common. Sept. -Oct. 

 2| X i\ X \ in. Compare 74 with distant gills and 103 with odour of 

 soap. 



93. T. g-uttatum Gill, (from its spotted pileus ; gutta, a drop) a. 



P. pale buff, mid. darker, clad with large brown granular sq. ; 



marg. remotely sulcate, white or faint rose-floccose. G. white. 



Flesh white, pale rose under cuticle and at base of St. 



Somewhat caespitose. Taste and odour acid-bitter. Woods. Oct. 3X2Xfin. 

 Resembling 99. 



94. T. eolumbetta Que'l. (from its dove-colour; columla, a dove) 



a b c. 



P. moist, white or faintly clouded buff-white ; mid. sometimes 



brownish-grey. G. separating from stem. 



Solitary. Said to be edible. Taste mild ; odour none. Pastures, woods, 

 birch, fir, beech. Aug.-Nov. 4 x 3 X § in. Sometimes red- or blue- 

 spotted ; sometimes exuding a deep bright permanent violet stain. 



95. T. sealpturatum Quel, (from its scratched appearance ; scalpto^ 



to scratch) a c. 



P. livid- or grey-brown on a whitish ground. St. and Flesh 



whitish. G. white to yellowish. 



Woods, fir; uncommon. Sept.-Nov. 3* X 3^ X § in. Differs from 101 in 

 the yellowish, not grey gills. 



96. T. imbrieatum Quel, (from the scales of the pileus ; imbricatus> 



overlapping) a b c. 

 P. rich reddish- or crimson-brown. St. crimson-brown, white- 

 pulverulent above. G. crowded, at first white. 



Scattered or in troops. Said to be edible. Taste when raw disagreeable. 

 Woods, pine, oak. Sept.-Nov. 4J X 2§ x § in. 



97. T. vaeeinum Quel, (from the reddish-brown colour ; vaeca, a 



cow) a b c. 



P. warm-rose to crimson-brown. St. crimson-brown, not white 

 above. G. somewhat distant, separating from St. 



In troops. Taste bitter, disagreeable ; odour strong, not unpleasant. Woods, 

 fir. Aug.-Oct. 2f x i\ X £ in. 



98. T. immundum Quel, (immundus, discoloured) a b c. 

 P. grey-buff. St. greyish-buff. G. pearly-grey. 



Crespitose. Taste bitter, disagreeable ; odour mealy to offensive. On sheep - 

 dung ; rare. Sept.-Oct. 3 x 2| X | in. 



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