92 FUNGUS-FLORA. 



Amongst moss in pastures, &c. 



Somewhat resembling C. elatior, but smaller, and the veil 

 not floccose. 



Cortinarius (Myx.) vibratilis. Fr. 



Pileus about 1\ in. across, disc fleshy, remainder thin, 

 convex then plane, obtuse, even, glabrous, very glutinous^ 

 yellow, golden and very shining in dry weather : flesh 

 pallid ; gills rounded or emarginate, with a decurrent tooth, 

 crowded, thin, pallid then clear ochraceous-cinnamon ; stem 

 stuffed or solid, conically attentuated or ventricose (amongst 

 moss elongated, equal, flexuous), fragile, not elastic, whitish, 

 often with a median glutinous ring ; spores 8 x 5 //,. 



Cortinarius (Myxacium) vibratilis, Fries, Monogr., ii. p. 43 ; 

 Cke., Hdbk., p. 251 ; Cke., Illustr., pi. 744. 



In woods. 



Habit of C. armeniacus and C. causticus, but differing from 

 both in the glutinous veil, snow-white stem, not rigid 

 outside, and brighter colour. Smell not unpleasant, but 

 taste very acrid. Pileus often becoming pale, sometimes 

 whitish. (Fries.) 



Cortinarius (Myx.) pluvius. Fr. 



Pileus ^-1 in. across, slightly fleshy, flesh thin, coloured 

 like the pileus, at first subglobose, then convex, commonly 

 gibbous, when adult and moist pellucidly-striate, hygro- 

 phanous, viscid in rainy weather, shining, yellowish-tawny, 

 ochraceous-tan and opaque when dry ; when quite young 

 silky near the margin from the white veil ; gills adnexed, 

 seceding, ventricose, crowded, yellowish or at first whitish, 

 then ochraceous ; stem at first stuffed, then hollow, soft, 

 more or less elongated up to 3 in., equal or slightly attenuated 

 upwards, 2-3 lines thick, even, naked, or with whiter, silky 

 spots, obsoletely viscid ; veil fibrillose, involved in mucus, 

 very fugacious, spores granular, 10 x 8 p.. 



Cortinarius (Myxacium) pluvius, Fries, Monogr., ii. p. 43 ; 

 Cke., Hdbk., p. 251 ; Cke., Illustr., pi. 769. 



In pine woods, &c. 



Allied to C. vibratilis, but smaller and more slender. Taste 

 at first watery then acrid and pungent. (Fries.) 



