HYGROPHORUS. 361 



Hygrophorus (Lima.) cerasinus. Berk. 



Smell strong, resembling the cherry-laurel. Pileus about 

 1 \ in. across, flesh very thick at the disc, tapering gradually 

 to the margin ; convex, broadly and obtusely umbonate, even, 

 viscid, pale umber then greyish, margin downy ; gills slightly 

 decurrent, about 1 line broad, very distant, sometimes forked, 

 white with a pink tinge; stem 2-3 in. long, 3-4 lines thick, 

 usually very slightly ventricose below the middle, base nar- 

 rowed rather abruptly, white, with minute wart-like squam- 

 ules near the apex, solid ; spores elliptical, 8 x 4 /*. 



Hygrophorw cerasinus, Berk., Outl., p. 197 ; Cke., Hdbk., p. 

 202 ; Cke., Illustr., pi. 897. 



In fir plantations, &c. 



Distinguished by the peculiar smell and the attenuated 

 base of the stem. 



***** Dingy grey or livid. 



Hygrophorus (Lima.) fusco-albus. Lasch. 



Pileus about 2 in. across, fleshy at the disc, margin thin ; 

 convex then plane, even, glabrous, viscid, brownish then 

 grey, margin paler ; gills slightly decurrent, 2 lines broad, 

 rather thick, snow-white; stem 2-3 in. long, 4-6 lines thick, 

 equal, dry, whitish, with white flocculent tufts at the apex, 

 solid ; spores elliptical, apiculate, 12-14 x 7-8 ft. 



Hygrophorus fusco-albus, Cke., Hdbk., p. 293; Cke., Illustr., 

 pi. 899. 



Agaricus fusco-albus, Lasch., no. 502. 



In woods. 



Hygrophorus (Lima.) agathosmus. Fr. 

 Pileus l|-3 in. across, fleshy, convex then plane, gibbous, 

 viscid, livid-grey everywhere, covered with minute, crowded, 

 viscid, pellucid, whitish points, margin at first incurved and 

 downy, soon spreading, naked, and wavy ; flesh soft, watery, 

 whitish ; gills decurrent, distant, soft, 3-4 lines broad, quite 

 entire, somewhat veined at the base, white ; stem solid, firm, 

 at length very soft and often hollow, 2-3 in. long, f-4 in. 

 thick, somewhat fibrillosely striate, not viscid, with white 

 spot-like squamules above, at length becoming greyish, 

 rough, almost mealy ; partial veil not evident ; spores ellip- 

 tical, smooth, 9-10 x 5 p. 



