66 FUNGUS-FLOKA. 



white, then altogether pale lemon -yellow, at length suh- 

 ochraceoiis ; stem 1 J-2J in. long, J-f in. thick, smooth, white, 

 cylindrical, blunt at the base, spongy within, at length 

 rugose and cinereous, or even blackish ; spores globose, 

 minutely waste, 9 fx diam. 



Bussida daroflava, Grove, Midi. Nat., 188, p. 265. 



Bussida ochroleuca, var. daroflava, Cke., Hdbk., p. 380 ; 

 Cke., Illustr., pL 1196. 



Among grass in damp places. 



Agreeing with B. odiroleuca in the white stem becoming 

 grey, but differing in the clear deep chrome-yellow pileus, 

 and in the white gills becoming pale lemon-yellow, then 

 somewhat ochraceous. 



The smooth, even, rigid pileus, at length cinereous stem, 

 and coloured gills are its distinguishing features. (Grove.) 



If Pileus red or pmyle. 



Russula rubra. Fr. 



Acrid. Pileus 3-4 in. across, flesh rather thick, firm, 

 fragile, white, red under the cuticle; convex then ex- 

 panded, becoming depressed, absolutely dr}^ without a 

 distinct pellicle, polished, even, deep blood-red, sometimes 

 with a shade of purple, disc darker, becoming tan-colour 

 and minutely cracked with age ; margin spreading, even, 

 often wavy; gills obtusely adnate, broad, rather crowded, 

 white then yellowish, mixed with forked and shorter ones ; 

 stem 2-3 in. long, about 1 in. thick, solid, even, sometimes 

 variegated with red; spores 8-10 ya ; cystidia pointed, pro- 

 jecting very slightl3\ 



Bussida riibra. Fries, Epicr., p. 354; Cke., Hdbk., p. 325; 

 Cke., Illustr., pi. 1025. 



In woods. 



A very showy species ; taste very acrid ; very hard and 

 rigid ; very distinct from all other species of this section in 

 the even, polished pileus without a distinct pellicle, the 

 somewhat grumous flesh, and exceedingly acrid taste. 

 (Fries.) 



Var. sapida, Cke., Hdbk., p. 326; Cke., Illustr., pi, 

 1087 ; Bussula atroj)ur;purea, Krombh., t. 64, f. 5, 6. 



