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stem, so that they are slightly attached to it. They are whitish or white 

 tinged with yellow. In very young ; plants the stem is whitish, but it soon 

 becomes tawny or tawny brown from the development of the dense coat of 

 velvety hairs. It is generally hollow. The caps are generally about i inch 

 broad in large tufts, but in smaller and looser clusters or in scattered or sin- 

 gle growths they are often larger. The stems vary from i to 3 or 4 inches 

 long and from 1 to 3 lines thick. The plants grow on dead trunks of trees 

 either standing or prostrate or on old stumps or decaying wood. 



Its edible qualities are not inferior to those of the preceding species. 

 Its flesh is more tender and quite as agreeable in flavor. It is well to peel 

 the caps before cooking in order to free them from adhering particles of dirt 

 or other objectionable matter. 



Hygrophorus flavodiscus Frost 

 Yellow disked Hygrophorus 



PLATE 50. fig. 1-6 



Pileus fleshy, convex or nearly plane, glabrous, very viscid or glutinous, 

 white, pale yellow or reddish yellow in the center, flesh white ; lamellae 

 adnate or decurrent, subdistant, white, sometimes with a slight flesh-colored 

 tint, the interspaces sometimes venose ; stem subequal, solid, very viscid or 

 glutinous, white at the top, white or yellowish elsewhere ; spores elliptic, 

 white, .00025 to .0003 of an inch long, .00016 to .0002 broad. 



The yellow disked hygrophorus scarcely differs from the sooty hygro- 

 phorus in any respect except in color. It is sometimes found growing with 

 it in pine woods. Both appear late in autumn. The cap is rather thick 

 and fleshy in the center but thin at the margin. It is so very viscid or 

 glutinous that when dry its surface is smooth and shining as if varnished. 

 The color of the disk is yellowish or reddish yellow but the margin is white. 



The interspaces between the gills are distinct and sometimes are marked 

 by cross veins. The gills are white or nearly white and are attached to the 

 stem or run down on it. 



The stem is solid and externally glutinous except a short space at the 

 top. 



The cap is 1 to 3 inches broad ; the stem 1 to 3 inches long and from 

 3 to 6 lines or more thick. 



