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Ring. — In the young stage of the Cortinarii, 

 the gills are covered with a thick web-like struc- 

 ture known as the cortina ; in tliis family as the cap 

 expands this web is broken and hangs in fragments 

 about the margin of the cap and about the stem 

 forming a ver}' imperfect and very slight ring. 



Volva. — None 



Odor. — Somewhat nutty. 



Taste.— ^IWd. 



Habitat.^^^lixed woods, singly and in clusters, 

 frequent from August to October. Found in New 

 England and Central United States. 



Edible. 



CORTINARIUS cinnabarinus (Fr.) from the 



Latin meaning dragon's blood, so named from its 

 color. 



Cap. — 1 to 2 inches broad, convex with a slight 

 knob in the center, then plane, smooth, silky, scar- 

 let red, sometimes orange, or yellow brown; margin 

 curved in over the gills. 



Flesh. — Thick in the center, solid, white, tinged 

 with brown. 



Gills. — Running down on the stem (decurrent), 



rather broad, somewhat distant, connected by veins, 



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