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by the Woolhope Club at Hereford, in 1870, but was not much 

 approved. 



Sometimes a briUiant yellow parasitic mould grows upon tht 

 gills of P. involutus ; this is Hyponiyces chrysospennus Tul. 



GENUS VII.—HYGROPHORUS Fr. 



In Hygrophonts the pileus is viscid or watery ; the gills are not 

 truly membranaceous, but thick and of a waxy consistence, with a 

 sharp edge ; the spores are white. All the species are terrestrial. 

 There are fifty-eight British species, of which nine are represented 

 by models. Most of the species are fragrant or pleasantly scented, 

 but H.fceteiis Phil, has a disgusting nauseous odour. 



87. Hygrophorus eburneus Fr.— Pileus convexo-plane, margin at 

 first involute and pubescent, even, very glutinous in rainy weather ; 

 gills decurrent, distant, veined ; stalk stuffed, then hollow, glutinous, 

 apex granular. 



H. eburneus is a somewhat frequent inhabitant of woods, pastures, 

 and grassy roadsides in autumn. The whole fungus is shining white. 

 Said to be edible ; odour weak, not unpleasant. 



88. Hygrophorus cossus Fr. — Pileus glutinous, somewhat ochra- 

 ceous, margin never pubescent; stalk granular at apex, tinted, faintly 

 ochraceous. 



H. cossus is frequent in woody places. It greatly resembles 

 H. eburneus in appearance ; it is easily distinguished by a very 

 powerful odour, like that of the goat-moth. 



89. Hygrophorus hypothejus Fr.— Pileus at first olivaceous, 

 glutinous, cinereous, pale and yellowish, 

 orange, or rarely rufescent, fleshy, convex, 

 then depressed, somewhat streaked ; flesh 

 thin, white, becoming light yellow ; gills 

 decurrent, distant, pallid-whitish, soon yel- 

 low or flesh-coloured ; stalk stuffed, equal, 

 even, viscous, rarely spotted with the veil, 

 at length hollow ; the fugitive partial veil ^^-I^7^)M/// 

 is at first floccose, cortinate, and annular. 



H. hypothejus is frequent in pine woods 

 in late autum.n and early winter ; it varies 

 much in size and colour. 



90. Hygrophorus pratensis Fr.— Pileus p 

 very fleshy at the disc, thin at the margin, 

 convex, then flattened, smooth, moist in 

 rainy weather, often cracked in dry weather ; flesh firm, white 

 gills at first arcuate, then decurrent, distant, thick, firm, brittle, 



g. 39. — Hygrophorus praten- 

 sis Fr. (One-third natural 

 size.) 



