Hygrophorus. 79 



calyptraeformis, B. P. 37 cm. acutely conical then splitting 

 and exp. clear rose then paler; g. slightly adnexed, tinged rose; 

 s. 6 9 cm. hollow, white ; sp. 7 x 4. 



Var. niveus, Cke. Entirely white. 



chlorophanus, Fr. P. 23 cm. fragile, very thin, convex, obtuse, 

 viscid, yellow, sometimes crimson ; g. emarginate, adnexed, white 

 tinged yellow ; s. viscid when moist, even, everywhere yellow, 4 7 cm. ; 

 sp 8x5. 



Differs from H. conicus in not becoming black. 



psittacinus, Schaeff. P. 1 '5 3 cm. campan. then exp. umb. striate, 

 yellow and orange, with green gluten ; g. thick, distant, greenish; s. 

 3 5 cm. glutinous, yellow, apex green ; sp. 10x5. 



spadiceus, Fr. P. 4 9 cm. thin, conical, acute, fibrilloso-virgate, 

 with olive- bay gluten, blackish and shining when dry; g. citrin ; s. 

 5 7 cm. hollow, dry, tawny- fibrillose ; sp. 6 7 x 4. 



Differs from H. conicus in virgate p. and thicker g. not narrowed 

 behind. 



[squalidus, Lasch. Fragile. P. campan. exp. gibbons, and with 

 the glabrous hollow s. sooty and glutinous, orange after the gluten 

 has gone ; g. thick, livid then fuscous, edge orange. 



unguinosus, Fr. P. 4 5 cm. fragile, thin, obtuse, uneven, 

 smooth, with smoky-brown dripping gluten, becoming cracked ; g. 

 white ; s. 4 5 cm. hollow, with smoky gluten ; sp. 10 x 7 8. 



[obscuratus, Karst. P. fragile, convex, obtuse, dry, squamulose, 

 sooty or livid blackish, mouse- colour when dry ; g. sinuato-adnate, 

 whitish or glaucous ; s. unequal, usually inflated below, wavy, glabrous, 

 pallid, centre often tinged smoky ; sp. 7 10 x 3 5. 



nitratus, Pers. Smell strong, nitrous. P. 3 5 cm. deformed, 

 viscid, soon dry and squamulose, brownish-grey ; g. broad, distant, 

 white then glaucous ; s. 4 7 cm. polished, white or tinged yellow ; 

 sp. 8x5. 



There are two forms, a large one in woods, and a smaller one in 



C'iures, structure that of H. coccineus, but colours very different, 

 dily distinguished by the strong nitrous smell. 



[Schulzeri, Bres. P. hemispher. exp. or depr. dry, even, livid 

 cinnamon : g. distant, subdecur. white then greyish ; s. dry, colour of 

 p., apex white-scurfy ; inodorous ; sp. glob. 3 3'5. 



[glauconitens, tr. Rigid. P. tibrillosely virgate, olive-black or 

 sooty then pale ; g. glaucous ; s. equal, shining ; sp. 6 8 x 6 7. 



Fries thinks this may be a young state of H. nifratus. Smell 

 same but weaker. 



[Marzuolus, Bres. ( = Cfitocybe Marzuolus, Bres.]. P. 4'5 7 cm. 

 s. 4 7 cm. base clavate ; sp. 6 7 x 4 5. 



Bresadola considers this sp. is the Clitocybe of Fries. 



