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Hygrophorus speciosus. Pk. 



Showy Hygrophorus Edible. 



Speciosus means beautiful, showy ; so called from the scarlet color of the 

 umbo. The pileus is one to two inches in diameter, broadly convex, often 

 with small central umbo; glabrous, very viscid or glutinous when moist; yel- 

 low, usually bright 

 red or scarlet in 

 the center ; flesh 

 white, yellow un- 

 der the thin, sep- 

 arable pellicle. 



The gills are 

 distant, decurrent, 

 white, or slightly 

 tinged with yellow. 



The stem is two 

 to four inches long, 

 nearly equal, solid, 

 viscid, slightly 

 fibrillose, whitish or 

 yellowish. The 

 spores are elliptic. 

 .0003 of an inch 

 long, .0002 broad. 

 Peck. 



This is a very 

 beautiful and 

 showy plant. It 

 grows in swampy 

 places and under 

 tamarack trees. 

 The specimens in 

 Figure 168 were 

 found in Massa- 

 chusetts by Mrs. 

 Blackford, and 

 were photograph- 

 ed by Dr. Keller- 

 man. It is found 

 in September and 

 August. 



Figure 168. Hygrophorus speciosus. 



