2i6 AGARIC ACE^E Cortinarhts 



977. C. erassus Fr. (from the thick stem ; crassus, thick) a b. 



P. expanded, plane or slightly depressed, subfibrillose, dull 

 yellow or tan-brown. St. fibrillose, mealy above, whitish, 

 with an imperfect Z. G. rounded, crowded. 



Moist woods. Aug.-Oct. 6 x 4§ X i\ in. 



978. C. balteatus Fr. (from the band or zone round the stem from 



the veil ; balteatus, belted) a b. 

 P. convexo-expanded, gibbous, innato-floccose, umber ; marg. 



lilac. St. tomentose, palest lilac. G. rounded or variously 



attached, crowded. 

 Chiefly pine-woods, under birch, dry places. Sept. -Oct. 4J X 2§ x £ in. 



979. C. sebaeeus Fr. (from its colour and clamminess, tallow-like ; 



sebum, tallow) a. 

 P. campanulato-convex, then repand, smooth; marg. fringed 



with Co. St. subfibrillose, paler than P. with an imperfect Z. 



G. emarginate, veined, not crowded. 

 Taste mild. Woods, mixed, pine. Sept.-Nov. 4§ X 5^ X f in. 



980. C. lustratus Fr. (from the absence of colour; lustratus, 



purified, whitish) a. 

 P. convexo-expanded, smooth ; marg. fringed with Co. 



St. zoned. G. crowded. 

 Sunny places, amongst heath, grass. Autumn. 2 J x if X \ in. 



981. C. varius Fr. (from its changeable characters) a b c. 



P. convexo-expanded, obtuse, yellow-tawny or umber; marg. 



fringed with Co. St. adpressedly flocculose, whitish, zoned. 



G. emarginate, subcrowded. 

 Taste somewhat nauseous. Woods, fir ; uncommon. Sept.-Nov. 



4^ X 3f X S m « Must not be confounded with 1015. 



982. C. eyanopus Fr. (from the dark to pale purple stem ; Gr. kuanos, 



dark blue, fious, a foot) a b c. 

 P. convexo-plane, obtuse, date-brown-livid, then tan. St. naked, 



colour as P. G. adnate or emarginate, edge unequal. Flesh 



sometimes changing to violet. 

 Woods, under oak ; frequent. Aug. -Nov. 4 X 3§ X £ in. 



983. C. variieolor Fr. (from its variable colour) a b. 



P. convexo-expanded, reddish-bay ; marg. violet, fringed with 



Co. St. solid, grey-bluish and whitish, transversely 3-5 zoned 



with Co. G. emarginato-decurrent, crowded. 



Woods, pine. Sept.-Nov. 5^ X 6£ X ij in. Var. nemorensis Fr. smaller. 

 P. rivulose, yellow-bay. St. hollow. Woods, beech. 



984. C. largus Fr. (from its large size) a b. 



P. convexo-plane, obtuse, tawny brick-red, sometimes deep bright 

 purple when young ; marg. pale purple, fringed with Co. 

 St. fibrillose, pale purple above, tan below, sometimes 

 becoming red when bruised. G. emarginate or adnate, 

 crowded. 



Somewhat csespitose. Woods, pine. Sept.-Oct. 2§ X 4^ X f in. 



