CLASSIFICATION 763 



The strong smell is said to resemble that of bugs, and disappears 

 on drying. Differs from L. camphoratus and L. suhdulcis in the 

 acrid milk. 



In woods. 



L. siihumbonahis (PI. XIV, fig. 5). — Cap about i in. across, um- 

 bonate, often wavy and pitted, dark cinnamon ; gills rufous-flesh- 

 colour ; stem about i in. long, colour of cap ; milk white, mild ; 

 odourless when fresh, but with a strong, unpleasant smell when dry. 



On the ground. 



L. ohniibilus. — Cap about i in. across, papillate, then umbilicate, 

 sooty brown ; gills yellowish ; stem about i.l in. long, paler than 

 cap ; milk white, acrid. 



In woods. 



4. Stem excentric or lateral. 



L. minimus. — Cap about J in. across, uml:ionate, excentric, pallid 

 tan ; gills pallid ; stem up to \ in. long, coloured like the cap ; 

 milk white, mild. 



In pastures and woods. 



L. ohliquits. — Cap about 2 in. across, depressed, oblique, white, 

 then yellowish and zoned with grey ; gills white ; stem about i in. 

 long, excentric, colour of cap. 



Tufted, slender, fragile, smell strong, cap deformed. 



On trunks, banks, etc. 



Hygrophorus 



Cap regular, often wavy and lobed at the edge, viscid or moist ; 

 gills variously attached, free, adnexed, adnate, etc. ; waxy, often 

 thick and forked, but the edge always thin and sharp ; stem 

 central. 



A very natural genus, yet technically appearing to belong to 

 several genera, in the varied mode of attachment of the gills. 

 Brilhant colours are not uncommon. Many species are viscid or 

 glutinous. The gills are usually distant, waxy, thick, but with a 

 sharp thin edge, in fact resembling the blade of a razor. A main 

 feature by which the genus can be recognized is that the hymenial 

 layer becomes soft, and can easily be rubbed off the trama or central 

 portion of the gill. 



All the species grow on the ground, often in open places. Several 

 species are edible. 



Sub-genus I — Hygrocybe 



Veil absent, whole plant slender, watery, fragile. Cap viscid 

 when moist, shining when dry, rarely floccosely scaly; stem hollow, 

 soft, smooth ; gills soft. Most species brightly coloured. 



