HYGROPHORUS. 353 



* Wliite, or becoming yellowish. 



Hygrophorus (Lima.) chrysodon. Fr. 



Pileus 2-3 in. across, convex then plane, obtuse, viscid, 

 white, shining when dry, but the disc usually becoming 

 yellowish, and with minute, adpressed squamules, margin 

 with yellow fibrils; flesh white, sometimes tinged red; gills 

 decurrent, distant, 3 lines broad, thin, white, margin yel- 

 lowish, sometimes crisped ; stem stuffed, soft, almost equal, 

 2-3 in. long, about -J- in. thick, white, with minute yellow 

 squamules, crowded towards the apex in the form of a ring ; 

 spores elliptical, 8 x 4 p. 



Hygrophorus chrysodon, Fries, Monogr., ii. p. 3; Cke., Illustr., 

 pi. 885. 



On the ground in woods, &c. 



Keadily known by the white colour of every part, and 

 by having the margin of the gills, margin of pileus, and 

 upper portion of stem more or less tinged yellow. 



It not only grew under the lime underwood, but amongst 

 grass in the open glades. It resembles very closely in 

 many respects, Hygr. eburneus, but is beautifully distinguished 

 by the golden yellow pubescence which is sprinkled here 

 and there over the plant, but principally on the stem, and 

 margin of the pileus. Sometimes the gills are elegantly 

 edged with yellow flocci. The smell is strong, like that 

 of Hygr. cossus. (Berk.) 



Hygrophorus (Lima.) eburneus. Bull. 



Everywhere white. Pileus 1-2 in. across, flesh rather 

 thick at the disc, thin towards the margin ; convex then 

 almost plane, even, viscid, margin at first incurved and 

 downy, soon naked; gills decxirrent, distant, firm, straight, 

 about 1-i- line broad ; stem 14-3 in. long, attenuated towards 

 the base, viscid, rough at the apex with wart-like squam- 

 ules, stuffed then hollow; spores broadly pip-shaped, 5 x 

 4/i. 



Hygrophorus eburneus, Cke., Ildbk., p. 289 ; Cke., Illustr., 

 pi. 886. 



Agnricua eburneus, Bulliard, Champ. Fi\, t. 551, f. 2. 



In woods. 



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