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whitish, bulb growing less with age, fibrillose from vein. Spores elliptical. Neither 

 the flesh nor the gills change color when bruised. This fact distinguishes it from 

 C. purpurascens. When young the entire plant is more or less blue, or bluish- 

 purple, and the color never entirely leaves the plant. In age it becomes somewhat 

 spotted with yellow. The flesh is a little tough and needs to be stewed for some 

 time. Found in Whinnery's woods, Salem, Ohio. September to October. 



TRIBE II. MYXACIUM. 



Cortinarius collinitus. Fr. 



The Smeared Cortinarius. Edible. 



Collinitus means smeared. The pileus is at first hemispherical, convex, then 

 expanded, obtuse; smooth, even, glutinous, shining when dry; purplish when 

 young, later brownish ; at first incurved. 

 The sfills are attached to the 



stem, 

 white 

 young, 



rather broad, dingy- 

 or grayish-tan when 

 then cinnamon. 

 The stem is solid, cylindri- 

 cal, viscid or glutinous when 

 moist, transversely cracking 

 when dry, whitish or paler 

 than the cap. The spores are 

 elliptical, 12x6/*. I found this 

 species in Tolerton's woods, 

 Salem, Ohio, St. John's woods, 

 Bowling Green, Ohio, also on 

 Ralston's Run near Chilli- 

 cothe, where the specimens in 

 Figure 235 were found. Both 

 cap and stem are covered with a thick gluten. They grow, with us, in woods 

 among leaves. The young plant has a development peculiar to itself. The cap 

 varies greatly in color. The flesh is white or whitish. The peculiar bluish-white 

 gills of the young plant will attract attention at once. It is found from September 

 to November. 



Figure 235. Cortinarius collinitus. One-half natural size. 

 Caps purplish-brown, also showing veil. 



