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lowish particles and adorned below with a few fibrils. It is hollow and has 

 a distinct viscid, bulbous base, the viscidity of which is a peculiar feature. 

 This bulb in the very young plant is even broader than the young cap, that 

 at this stage of development appears to rest on it. The color of the bulb is 

 usually like that of the cap, but the stem is commonly paler than either. 



The cap is 2 to 4 inches broad ; the stem 3 to 5 inches long, 3 to 8 lines 

 thick. The plants are gregarious in woods and bushy places and may be 

 found from June to September. They sometimes grow in considerable 

 abundance, and as an edible species are not to be despised. 



Cortinarius evernius Fr. 

 Well grown Cortinarius 



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Pileus thin, fragile when old, ovate or subconical, becoming expanded 

 or broadly convex, umbonate, hygrophanous, purplish brown or bay brown 

 when moist, much paler and somewhat shining when dry, the margin in the 

 young plant often whitened by the silky fibrils of the veil ; lamellae broad, 

 distant, adnexed, somewhat violaceous when young, becoming reddish 

 brown and finally cinnamon ; stem long, more or less crooked or flexuous, 

 equal or narrowed downward toward the base, stuffed or hollow, silky fibril- 

 lose, violaceous, varied by the white fibrils of the veil ; spores elliptic, .0004 

 to .0005 of an inch long, .0002 to .00024 broad. 



The well grown cortinarius is an inhabitant of swamps and damp places 

 in woods, often growing among mosses. It occurs in August and Septem- 

 ber. It is not specially attractive in appearance, nor in flavor when raw, 

 but when cooked it makes a very agreeable dish. The cap of the young 

 plant resembles an egg in shape, but it soon expands, becoming broadly 

 convex or umbrella-shaped, and then generally has a prominent umbo in the 

 center. White, silky fibrils often adorn it when young, specially on the 

 margin. The stem also is more or less whitened or varied by them, though 

 its own color is primarily violaceous. The color of the cap is dark chestnut 

 or bay brown when young or moist, but the moisture soon disappears in dry 

 weather and then the cap is much paler, inclining to grayish. The gills of 

 the young plant are somewhat violaceous, soon changing to bay brown or 



