Cantharellus.] FUNGI. 126 



stem, folds straight orange. Wulf. m Jacq. Coll. v. 2. t. 14./ 

 3. Fr. Syst. Myc. v. 1. p. 318. Roques, Hist, des Champ, p. 

 75. — Merulhis aiirantiacus, Pers. Syn. p. 488. Nees^ Syst. f. 

 233. Agar, subcant/iarellus, Soiv. t. 413. Part. v. 3. p. 183. 

 — Stem black at the base. Ag. Cajitharelloides, Bullet. 505. f. 

 2. — Merulius nigrijDes, Pers. Syn. p. 489. — /3. lacteiis; cream- 

 coloured. Fr. I. c. 



Fir-woods, Pastures, &c. Aug. — Nov. Common. — Gregarious. 

 Pileus 1^ — 2 inches broad, often irregular, slightly depressed, tomentose, 

 though sometimes quite smooth, as in Scotch specimens gathered by 

 Klotzsch, of a beautiful orange ; margin paler and involute; sometimes 

 there are slight traces of an umbo. Folds bright-orange, narrow, 

 straight, repeatedly dichotomous. Sporules elliptic. Stem 1 inch 

 high, \ — ^ of an inch thick, often excentric and curved, attenuated 

 below, subequal, or incrassated at the base, in general of the same colour 

 as the pileus ; often black at the base when old ; much sn)oother than 

 the pilehs. 



/3. On the roots of grass. Sept. Weymouth, in a salt-marsh. Dry 



pasture. King's Cliife, Norths. Rev. M. J. Berkeley Pileus H inch 



broad, depressed and sometimes umbonate, nearly white or shaded with 

 rich yellow-brown. Folds white or brownish cream-colour. Sporules 

 elliptic. Ste)ii 1 — H inch high, \ — ^ of an inch thick, of the same 

 colour as the pileus. Smell strong. 



2. C. cibdriiis, Fr. (common Chantarelle) ; buff-yellow, pileus 

 fleshy subrepand smooth, folds tumid, stem solid attenuated 

 downwards. Fr. Syst. Myc. v. \.p. 318. Grev. Fl. Ed. p. 396. 

 Sc. Crypt. Fl. t. '25S. Roques, Hist, des Champ, p. 7G. t. 10. 



f. 1. 2. — Fungus angidosiis, <^-c. Vaill. Far. t. 11./ 14, 15. — A. 

 cantharellus, L. Suec. 1207. Schwff. t. 82. Bull. t. 62. 505. 

 / 1. Bolt. t. 62. Smv. t. 46. — 3l€rulius Cantharellus, With. 

 V, 4. p. 145. Purt. V. 2 c^- 3. n. 897, t. 10. 



Woods. Summer and Autumn. Common. — Subgregarious. Pileus 

 1 — 4 inches broail, fleshy, firm, variously lobed, depressed, the margin 

 vaulted, smooth, shining, of a rich yolk of egg yellow, paler when dry ; 

 flesh white or yellowish. Foh/s much sinuated, but evidently forked, 

 thick, fleshy, decurrent. Sporules elliptic. Stem 1 — 2 inches high, 

 i — 1,. an inch thick, attenuated downwards, smooth, tough, yellow, 

 diffused into the pileus. Smell very agreeable, like that of ripe apricots ; 

 taste agreeable, but pungent. Much firmer than C. aurautiarus. This 

 species forms, according to Bulliard, a main article of food in some 

 districts of luiropc, though dangerous when eaten raw. It must not, 

 when sought for that purpose, be confounded w ith the foregoing species 

 which is reckoned unw holesome, if not poisonous. 



3. C. tuhcrformis, Bull, (trumpet-shaped Chantarelle) ; pilcMis 

 submcinbranaceous iinil)ilicate ruguioso-squamose, folds straight 

 I'inercous-yrllow, stem lioilow yellow. Fr. Syst. Myc. v. 1. 

 p, S\\).— Fu,u/us, .Sc Vaill. Par. t. 11./ 9, 10.— Helrtlla tub<c- 

 formis, Bull. t. A(\\.— Peziza undulata, Polt. t. 105. /I 'i.—Agar. 

 cantharel hides. Sow. t. 47. — Mtrulius rillosus, Pers. ir. ^ desr. t. 

 6. /i 1. Merulius tuhafhrmis, Pers. Sy/t. p. 4S9. 



