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when moist, under a lens seen to "be covered with scattered, 

 white, persistent fibrils, slightly velvet)*, shining cinnamon, 

 tawny when dry ; gills adnate, ventricose, 2 lines broad, thin, 

 veined at the base, saffron brick-red; stem 23 in. long, 2 

 lines thick, almost equal or attenuated and whitish at the 

 base, stuffed then hollow, pale brick-red without and within, 

 darkest inside, outside shining, adpressedly with brownish 

 fibrils ; veil brownish, obsolete ; spores elliptical, 8 x 56 //.. 



Cortinarius Junghuhnii, Fries, Epicr., p. 314 ; Cke., Hdbk., 

 p. 282 ; Cke., lllustr., pi. 146A. 



In woods amongst moss, &c. 



Smell none. 



Cortinarius (Hygr.) depressus. Fr. 



Pileus about 2 in. across, flesh membranaceous, conico- 

 convex, obtusely umbonate, at length almost plane, and 

 depressed round the umbo, striate at the margin when moist, 

 ferruginous-brown, brownish tan when dry ; gills adnate, 

 rather crowded, broad, plane, thin, yellowish saffron then 

 ferruginous, edge quite entire ; stem 12 in. long, 2 lines 

 thick, equal or attenuated below, rigid, rather cartilaginous, 

 even, whitish silky when young, then glabrous, reddish, base 

 becoming brownish, hollow, veil scarcely evident. 



Cortinarius (Hygrocybe*) depressus, Fries, Monogr., ii. p. 113 ; 

 Cke., Hdbk., p. 283 ; Cke., lllustr., pi. 860. 



Damp places in woods, &c. 



The prettiest and most distinct species of the present sub- 

 genus, habit almost that of Naucoria cucumis. Odour weak, 

 resembling stale fish or cucumbers. Stem short, rigid, at 

 length becoming blackish. (Fries.) 



Cortinarius (Hygr.) milvinus. Fr. 

 Pileus |-1| in. across, membranaceous, conical then 

 expanded, slightly umbonate, glabrous, striate up to the 

 broad, rather fleshy disc, fawn-colour becoming tinged with 

 olive, pale tan-colour when dry, margin fringed with innate 

 white scales ; gills adnate, rather distant, thin, ferruginous- 

 olive, veined at the base, about 3 lines broad ; stem 2-2 J in. 

 long, 2-3 lines thick, equal curved, pale fuscous, with white 

 silky patches here and there from the white veil ; spores 

 elliptical, 8-10 X 4 p.. 



