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margin irregular, somewhat crowded. Flesh whitish, becoming yellow- 

 ish towards the lower half of the stem. Spores white, globose, 3-5-4 

 x 3-5/a. Smell and taste pleasant. Amongst short grass. Oct. 

 Uncommon, (v.v.) 



908. H. olivaceo-albus Fr. Boud. Icon. t. 31. 



Olivaceus, olivaceous; albus, white. 



P. 3-10 cm., olivaceous-fuscous, becoming pale especially towards the 

 margin, at first acorn-shaped, then expanded, umbonate, at length de- 

 pressed round the umbo, glutinous and often forming tear-like drops 

 at the margin, which becomes striate when old. St. 5-13 cm. x 6- 

 15 mm., white, sheathed with the squamulose, spotted, fuscous, viscid 

 veil which terminates at the apex in the form of a ring, equal, or 

 attenuated at the base, apex shining white. Gills white, or olivaceous 

 from the gluten, decurrent, distant, broad, connected by veins at the 

 base. Flesh white. Spores white, elliptical, 7-8 x 4-5/z, 2-guttulate. 

 Woods, especially of conifers. Aug. Nov. Common, (v.v.) 



var. obesus Bres. Bres. Fung. Trid. t. 92. Obesus, stout. 



Differs from the type in having a thick, squat stem. Pine woods. 

 Sept. Oct. Not uncommon, (v.v.) 



909. H. hypothejus Fr. Boud. Icon. t. 32. 



VTTO, under; Oeiov, brimstone. 



P. 3-6 cm., at first covered with olivaceous gluten, cinereous when the 

 gluten disappears, becoming pale and yellowish, orange, or rarely (when 

 rotting) rufescent, convex, then depressed, obtuse, somewhat streaked. 

 St. 5-10 cm. x 410 mm., whitish, becoming yellowish, equal, viscid, 

 rarely spotted with the veil ; partial veil floccose, at the first cortinate 

 and annular, soon fugacious. Gills pallid, soon yellow, sometimes flesh 

 colour, decurrent, distant. Flesh white, then light yellow. Spores white, 

 elliptic-oblong, 10-11 x 4-5jn, 1-many-guttulate. Woods, and heaths, 

 under conifers. Sept. Jan. Common, (v.v.) 



var. expallens Boud. Boud. Icon. t. 33. Expallens, becoming pale. 

 Differs from the type in its smaller size, paler colour, and decreased 

 viscidity. Under pines. Nov. Jan. Uncommon, (v.v.) 



910. H. cerasinus Berk. (= Hygrophorus agathosmus (Fr.) Quel.) Cke. 

 Illus. no. 884, t. 898. Cerasus Laurocerasus, the cherry laurel. 



P. 46 cm., pale umber, then grey, convex, broadly umbonate, often 

 more or less undulate, sometimes depressed, viscid, shining when dry ; 

 margin minutely tomentose. St. 2-5-8 x 1 cm., white, attenuated 

 below, sometimes ventricose, punctato-squamulose above. Gills 



