348 FUNGUS-FLORA. 



Gomphidius maculatus. Scop. 



Pileus about 3 in. across, fleshy, convex, viscid, whitish, 

 spotted when old with black, flesh thick, white; stem 

 shorter than diameter of pileus, firm cylindrical, yellow, 

 flesh reddish ; gills decurrent, thick, branched, umber. 



Gomphidius maculatus, Fries, Epicr., p. 319. Cke., Hdbk., 

 p. 284. 



Agaricus maculatus, Scopoli, Carm. ii. p. 448. 



Gomphidius stillatus, Straus, in Sturm, fasc. 33, t. 2. 



In woods. It is doubtful whether the above species is in 

 reality a member of the British flora ; it is introduced on 

 the authority of specimens found and figured by Cooke 

 which are considered to be a variety of the above, but which 

 differ so much that as species are at present understood in 

 the genus Gomphidius, it appears to be as distinct as any other 

 described ; however, in deference to Cooke's opinion the 

 supposed variety will be considered as such, and as Cooke 

 did not give it a distinctive name, it may be named and 

 described as follows. 



Far. Cookei. Mass. 



Pileus 1-2 in. across, convex, then either subdepressed or 

 gibbous, viscid, whitish, with black stains especially near 

 the margin, flesh thick in the centre, very thin towards the 

 margin; gills decurrent, distant, about 1^ line broad, 

 whitish then brownish ; stem 3 in. long, J in. thick at the 

 apex, attenuated downwards, pale above becoming blackish 

 towards the base, flesh dark at the base, solid; spores 

 20 X 5-6 /t. 



Gomphidius maculatus, var., Cke., Illustr., pi. 882. 



In woods. 



The form figured in " Illustrations " differs from the type 

 in the longer stem, which is not yellow, but is attenuated 

 and turns blackish at the base. Pileus 2 in. ; stem 3 in. 

 or more long. (Cooke.) 



Gomphidius roseus. Fr. 



Pileus 1-2 in. across, obtuse or often slightly depressed 

 when old, glutinous, varying from pale pink to bright rose- 

 red colour, flesh thick except at the margin, whitish; veil 

 thick, filamentous; gills 1 line or more broad, decurrent, 



