Hygrophorus. 71 



ckrysodon, Fr. White, edge of p. gills and upper part of stem 

 tinged yellow. P. 5 7 cm. exp. ; g. broad, thin ; s. 5 7 cm. yellow 

 squamules forming ring at apex ; sp. 8 x 4. 



[gliocyclus, Fr. P. exp. pallid-white, very glutinous ; g. decur. 

 distant, permanently white ; s. with inferior glutinous ring. 



[hyacinthinus, Q. Fragrant. P. snow-white, viscid, silky-shining, 

 margin pubescent ; s. slender, striate, pruinose. 



eburneus, Bull. White. P. 3 5 cm. exp. even, edge soon naked ; 

 g. decur. distant, firm; s. 3 7 cm. viscid, rough with points at apex; 

 sp. 5x4. 



Differs from H. cossus in pure white colour and absence of un- 

 pleasant suell. 



[subpurpurascens, Allesch. P. hemispher. viscid, white, tan or 

 brownish wtteu dry ; g. decur. white, brownish-purple when dry ; s. 

 viscid, narrowed below and rooting, white, apex white-scurfy ; sp. 

 68 x 56. 



cossus, Siw. Smell strong. P. 3 5 cm. exp. glutinous, shining 

 when dry, white with yellow tinge, edge naked ; g. subdecnr. distant, 

 firm ; s. scurfj-punctate upwards ; sp. 7 8 x 4 5. 



[melizeus, Fr. Straw colour. P. exp. depr. even; g. decur. 

 thin, distant ; s. soft, narrowed below, apex with white squamules. 



penarius, Sow. P. 47 cm. P. umb. then exp. and obtuse, 

 usually dry, compact, pallid tan, opaque ; g. decur. distant, thick ; 

 s. 3 5 cm. glitinous then dry and rugulose, fusiformly rooting ; 

 sp. 78 x 34. 



* * Reddish. 



[purpurascens, Fr. P. whitish, disc with purplish squamules ; 

 g. decur. white tinged purple; s. white, bristling with purplish 

 squatnules, ring inferior. 



[capreolarius, Kalchbr. Entirely purple rufous. P. soon dry, 

 virgate with dtrker fibrils, centre squamulosely punctate, flesh 

 reddish ; g. rigic, purplish then changing to cinnamon ; s. reticulately 

 striate with darker purple-umber fibrils. 



erubescens, Fr. P. 5 12 cm. gibbous then convexo-plane, 

 white then deep rosy or dingy red ; g. soft, white spotted red ; s. 

 4 9 cm. reddish fibrillose, apex red punctate ; sp. 8 10 x 4 5. 



Usually growing in circles. Pileus and flesh white suffused with 

 red everywhere. 



pudorinus, Fr. P. 5 9 cm. convex depr. viscid, clear reddish 

 flesh colour ; g. distant, thick, shining white ; s. 5 9 cm. white, 

 apex constricted and rough with points ; sp. 8 x 4. 



Differs from H erubescens in pure white gills, and clearer colour 

 of p. 



rubescens, Beck. P. convex, shining, flesh-colour or yellowish, 

 disc often somewhat tawny ; g. very distant, adnate, scarcely 

 decur., pale flesh-colour ; s. clavate from base, yellowish white, 



