32 FUNGUS-FLOEA. 



Var. insignia. Fries, Hym. Eur., p. 396. 



Pileus paler, stem flexuous, glabrous ; gills less crowded. 



Cortinarius (Hygr.) germanus. Fr. 



Pileus -J-~ g- in. across, flesh thin, conical then expanded, 

 obtusely umbonate, hygrophanous, rather silky, even, 

 brownish, pale tan when dry ; gills adiiate, rather distant, 

 2 lines broad, pale cinnamon ; stem 2-3 in. long, l-l line 

 thick, equal, rather twisted and wavy, glabrous, lilac 

 becoming pale, imperfectly hollow. 



Cortinarius (Hygrocijbe) germanus, Fries, Epicr., p. 312; 

 Cke., Hdbk., p. 281 ; (_ke., illustr., pi. 8-i-i. 



In beech woods. 



Stem becoming silvery ; pileus not striate. Smell strong. 



*** Stem becoming yellowish, usually growing pale. 



Cortinarius (Hygr.) detonsus. Fr. 



Pileus 12 in. across, almost membranaceous, conical then 

 expanded, subumbonate, silky then almost glabrous, striate 

 to the middle when moist, colour bright yellow, when dry 

 silky, even, and tan-colour ; flesh thin, whitish ; gills adnate, 

 ventricose, distinct, rather distant, quite entire, all parts 

 coloured alike, at first bright yellow, then reddish-cinnamon ; 

 stem 2-3 in. long, about 2 lines thick, soft, glabrous, pallid, 

 equal or attenuated upwards, pale yellowish stuffed then 

 hollow ; spores 8 x 6 p.. 



Cortinarius (Hygrocybe) detonsus, Fries, Enicr., p. 313; 

 Cke., Hdbk., p. 282. 



In damp pine woods amongst moss, &c. 



Fragile, pale yellowish ; stature, &c., almost as in Cortinarius 

 decipiens. A much larger form occurs having the stem 

 reddish-yellow. Easily distinguished by the languid yellowish 

 colour. (Fries.) 



Cortinarius (Hygr.) obtusus. Fr. (figs. 5, 6, 13, 

 p. 16.) 



Pileus -l in. across, rather membranaceou?, conical 

 then campanulate, at length expanded, obtusely uinbonate., 

 glabrous, margin striate, at first lerruginous-bay, soon cinna- 

 mon, pallid ochraceous or whitish-tan when dry, and in this 



