92 A CATALOGUE OF ESCULENT BRITISH FUNGI. 



swollen below, not annulate, soft, firm. Volva fawn or pallid' 

 slimy, large, at length cup-like about base. 



Section. Flosli white, firm, elastic, thick. Stem solid. Gills 

 pallid, then pink, unequal, broad, numerous, fx'ee. Odour slight. 

 Taste mild. Spoi-es pink. 



Ohs. I have met with it several times, and, knowing it to be considered 

 esculent abroad, I have eaten it. It is of similar quality to A. vaginatus. — 

 W. D. II. 



Gemis CANTIIARELLUS. 



(81.) CANTHARELLUS CIBAEITJS ; The Chantarelle. 



Habitat. In shady woods, on the bare ground, or amid moss and 

 leaves, on marly soils. Scattered. 



Season. July to October. Common. 



Pileus. One to five inches across, bright yellow, tint of egg- 

 yoke; at first rounded, convex, depressed, involute, then expanding, 

 repand, lobulate, sinuate, depressed, irregular, uneven, smooth. 



Stem. One to two inches high, tint of pileus, thick and con- 

 tinuous above, attenuate below, smooth, naked. 



Section. Flesh white, firm, tough. Stem solid, perhaps at 

 length fistulose. Gills tint of pileus, folded, plicate, wrinkled, 

 forked, thick, decurrent. Odour of plums or apricots. Taste 

 peppery. Spores pallid. 



Obs. In chapter vii. Supremely excellent when properly dressed. — 

 jr. D. JJ. 



Genus COPniNUS. 



(82.) COPRINUS ATRAMENTARIU3 ; The Inkcap. 



Habitat. On the gi-ound in well-manured fields, sites of old 

 dung-heaps, gardens, etc. In groups and tufts. 



Season. June to October. Common. 



Pileus. Two to four inches high, whitish at first, soon dirty 

 brown ; ovate, conical, campanulate, expanding, obtuse, squamoso 

 on apex, corrugate. Margin soon uneven, split, waved, sti-iate. 



Stem. Three to eight inches high, white, smooth, half an inch 

 thick, attenuate above, cylindrical, nearly equal, fibrillose, imprint 

 of ring remaining. 



