78 Hygrophorus. 



lose or hirsuto-tomentose, umbil. then golden, centre deepest ; g. thick 

 distant, deeply and abruptly decur. pallid ; s. elongated, colour of p. ; 

 sp. 910 x 56. 



mucronellus. Pr. P. 1 2 cm. submembranaceous, fragile, conic 

 then campaii. acutely umb. glabrous, vermilion then pale ; g. decur. 

 triangular, thick, yellow ; s. 2 3 cm. slender, colour of p. base white ; 

 sp. . 



Wynniae, B. and Br. ( = Clitocybe xanthophylla, Bres.,jide Berk.). 

 P. 1'5 2'5 cm. thin, convex then umbil. or infundib., striate, lemon 

 yellow, greenish when dry ; g. decur. yellowish then tinged green ; 

 s. 2 3 cm. colour of p. ; sp. 7 8 * 6. 



[syrjensis, Karst. , P. thin convex, disc depr. glabrous, even, dry, 

 fuscous-white or dingy yellowish ; g. deeply decur. brownish, some- 

 what branched ; s. equal, pallid ; sp. 6 x 3 4. 

 . 1 1'5 



micaceus, B. and Br. P. 1 1'5 cm. thin, exp. yellow then grey 

 with green tinge, wrinkled, micaceous; g. decur. pale umber; s. 

 2 2*5 cm. slender, yellow, base brown ; sp. 4 x 3. 



* * Gills adnexed then separating from stem. 



puniceus, Fr. P. 5 9 cm. campan. obtuse, wavy, viscid, crimson 

 then pale ; g. slightly adnexed, thick, distant, yellow ; s. 5 7 cm. 

 hollow, striate, colour of p. base white ; sp. 8 x 5. 



Differs from H. coccineus in adnexed g. and striate stem with 

 white base. 



Var. nigrescent, Q. Becoming blackish everywhere. P. orange, 

 virgate, then grey and silky ; s. striate, yellow, apex red. 



obrusseus, Fr. P. 5 7 cm. conico-convex, wavy, golden yellow, 

 shining ; g. adnato-ventricose, thick, distant ; s. 5 7 cm. hollow, sub- 

 compressed, glabrous, even, yellow, base tawny ; sp. 10 12 x 7. 



Tawny base of stem not always evident. 



[citrino-croceus, Beck. P. convex, flattened, glabrous, shining, 

 citrin-saffron, disc golden, edge whitish, slightly upturned; g. very 

 distant, broad, shortly decur. white ; s. solid, subequal white or 

 spotted citrin; sp. 7'5 8 - 5 x 3'5 5. 



intermedius, Pass. P. 3 5 cm. thin, campan. then exp. silky- 

 fibrillose, golden then greyish ; g. adnate, ventricose, white then 

 yellow ; s. 4 7 cm. yellow, fibrillosely striate ; sp. 8 9 x 6. 



Differs from H. obrusseus in strong mealy smell, and p becoming 

 grey. 



conicus, Fr. P. 2 5 cm. conical, acute, often lobed, yellow or 

 tinged crimson ; g. nearly free, thin, yellowish ; s. 3 9 cm. hollow 

 fibroso-striate, colour of p. ; sp. 10 11 x 6 8. 



Every part blackish when bruised or old. 



[albus, Otth. P. conical, obtuse, even, white ; g. free, snow-white ; 

 s. white, striate, shining. 



Differs from Hygr. conicus in colour and obtuse p. 



