GLOSSARY 



CONVEXO-PLANE, (of pileus), changing from convex when 



younger i<> fla I w hen expa tided. 

 CONVEX EXPANDED, (of pileus), changing from convex and 



tending towards plane; the margin often remaining decurved. 

 CONVERGENT, (of trama of gills), in section the hyphae are -•• <- n 



in i iirn inwards to a med ia a li oe. 

 n >\v< >LUTE, Bame as cerebrose. 

 CORIACEOUS, of a leather} texture. 

 CORNEOUS, of a horny texture. 

 CORRUGATE, (surface), coarsely \\ rinkled. 

 CORTEX, (of stem), the outer, denser rind. 

 CORTICAL, referring to the cortex. 

 CORTICATE, possessing a cortex. 

 CORTINA, the inner or partial \<-il in Borne genera ol Agarics, 



the structure of which is cobwebby. 

 OORTINATE, provided with a cortina, or (of stem) covered by the 



i breads of I he corl ina. 

 < ( ►STATE, (of gills, etc. >, veined or ribbed. 

 COTTONY, (of surface), covered by a Bofl cotton-like Bubstance. 

 CBENATE, (of edge of gills or margin of pileus), scalloped. 

 CRENULATE, verj finely crenate. 

 CRETACEOUS, (of color or consistent I, like chalk. 

 CRISPED, (of -ills i. finely wavy. 

 CROWDED, (of ,uill»'. almosl touching one another. 

 CRUCIATE, (of spores), having the general form of a cross. 

 CRYPT* ►GAMS, tin- group of plants which reproduce bj spores and 



w hich include the fungi. 

 CRYPTOGAMIC, relating to cryptogams. 

 CUCULLATE, (of pileus), shape of a "high hat." 

 CUNEATE, (of pileus), wedge-shape. 

 CUSPIDATE, (of |>il«iiv or cystidia), tipped with a prominent 



sharp protuberance. 

 CUTICLE, (of pileus or Btem), ;i differentiated thin layer of hyphae 



,.n the surface; same aa pellicle 

 CYATHIFORM, (of pileus), cup-shaped or bowl-shaped, ftai 



above. 

 CYLINDRICAL (of stem or spores I, "i" tin- Bame diameter through 



out iis length. 

 CYSTIDIUM, (of hymenium of gills), mixed with the basidia 



asuallj projecting beyond them ; lai ells, 



CYSTl DIA, plural of <\ -i idium. 

 DECORTICATED, of dead « 1 destitute "t the bark. 



