HYGROPHOBUS. 355 



nearly equal, hero and there yellow when bruised. Smell 

 like that of the larva of the goat-moth, or a damp meadow, 

 and remaining for a long time on the fingers after touching 

 it. (Berk.) 



Hygrophorus (Lima.) pulverulentus. B. & Br. 



Pileus about i in. across, fleshy, convex, sometimes becom- 

 ing slightly depressed, viscid, white, margin slightly in- 

 curved, downy; gills decurrent, thick, margin rather thick, 

 whitish ; stem about ^ in. long, nearly 1 line thick, slightly 

 ourved, equal or attenuated at the base, white but powdered 

 with rosy meal ; spores globose, 7 p. diameter. 



Jfygrophorus pulvcrulentus, B. and Br., Ann. Nat. Hist., 

 no. 1669 ; Cke., Hdbk., p. 290 ; Cke., Illustr., pi. 895A. 



Among pine leaves, &c. 



Distinguished by its small size and rose-powdered stem. 



Hygrophorus (Lima.) penarius. Sow. 



Pileus 2-3 in. across, fleshy, especially when young, at first 

 nmbonate, then very obtuse, hemispherical then expanded, 

 even, glabrous, usually dry, opaque, tan-colour ; margin in- 

 volute at first, extending beyond the gills, then expanded 

 and wavy ; flesh thick, hard, whitish, unchangeable ; gills 

 very slightly decurrent, distant, thick, 3-4 lines broad, 

 veined, pallid-tan ; stem l|-2 in. long, apex up to |- in. thick, 

 ventricose or attenuated downwards and terminating in a 

 long, fusiform root, solid, compact, hard, pallid-white, covered 

 with sticky gluten which soon becomes dry and roughened ; 

 veil not evident ; spores elliptical, 7-8 x 3-4 p.. 



Agaricns penarius, Sow., t. 71. 



Hygrophorus penarius, Cke,, Hdbk., p. 290 ; Cke., Illustr., 

 pi. 895s. 



In mixed woods. 



Stem hard, at first hard and thickened from the apex, then 

 attenuated at both ends, dry, but rough from the dried 

 gluten. Smell agreeable. 



** Reddish 



Hygrophorus (Lima.) erubescens. Fr. 

 Pilous 2-5 in. across, fleshy, gibbous then convexo- 

 plane, viscid, adpressedly squamuloso-punctate, then almost 



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