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Far. curta, Fries, Monogr., ii. p. 91. 



Stem stuflfed, 1 in. long, flexuous, peronate with the white 

 veil, cingulate ; umbo becoming rather blackish. 



Cortinarius (Tela.) punctatus. Fr. 



Pileus ^ li in. across, somewhat membranaceous, conico- 

 convex, glabrous, hoary, umber, tan-colour when dry, at 

 length even, punctate ; gills adnate, very distant, quite 

 entire, 1-2 lines broad, cinnamon-brown; stem 2-3 in. long, 

 1-2 lines thick, equal, undulate, pale brown below, apex 

 whitish, somewhat hollow; spores pip-shaped, 7 x 4 /*. 



Cortinarius (Telamonia) punctatus, Fries, Epicr., p. 299 ; 

 Cke., Hdbk., p. 270 ; Cke., Illustr., pi. 855. 



In woods, especially beech. 



Closely allied to Cort. gentilis, but distinct in the colour of 

 every part, and in the obtuse or obtusely umbonate, convex 

 pileus. 



A. Stem somewhat hollow, 2-3 in. long, scarcely 1 line 

 thick, slender, everywhere equal, tough, undulated, fuscous- 

 cinnamon, fibrill oso-striate, base white, downy. Cortina 

 somewhat interwoven, pale fuscous, evanescent. Pileus 

 rather membranaceous, conico-convex, umbo scarcely pro- 

 minent, | in. broad, glabrous, even, umber, hoary, becoming 

 pale tan when dry, not incised. Gills adnate very distant, 

 with a decurrent tooth, ventricose, almost 3 lines broad, 

 brownish cinnamon, all one colour and quite entire. B. Form 

 more typical; stem shorter, pileus broader, with minute 

 point-like depressions, gills less distant. (Fries.) 



II. LEPTOPHYLLT. 



Gills narrow, thin, more or less crowded. 

 * Stem whitish, not floccosely scaly. 



Cortinarius (Tela.) triformis. Fr. 

 Pileus 2-4 in. across, flesh thin, convex then plane, some- 

 what umbonate, fibrillose becoming smooth, opaque, colour 

 various, at first brownish or livid-yellowish, dirty tan when 

 dry, hygrophanous, margin thin; gills rounded behind and 

 adnexed, rather crowded, thin, distinct, yellowish lioney- 



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