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broad, distant, whitish ; stem sulphur-yellow, smooth, hollow, 

 2-3 in. long. 



Always golden sulphur, never red ; base of stem sometimes 

 tawnj'. Firmer than allied species. 



Grassy places in woods. 



H. intermedius. — Cap campanulate, then expanded, obtuse or 

 with an indication of an umbo, edge often wav}', golden yellow% 

 then greyish, up to 2 in. across ; gills adnatc, narrowed in front, 

 distant, wliitish, then yellow ; stem librillosely striate, hollow, 

 yellow, 2-3 in. long. 



Remarkable for the smell of meal. Differs from H. ohrusseus l)y 

 the cap becoming grey and the mealy smell. 



Among grass. 



H. conicus (PI. XV, fig. 5).- — Cap acutel}' conical, edge lobed, 

 becoming cracked and turned up, smooth, viscid when moist, 

 shining \\hen dr\-, yellow, sometimes more or less tinged crimson, 

 becoming black with age or when bruised, 1-2 in. high ; gills almost 

 free, rather crowded, thin, yellowish ; stem fibrously striate, 3-ellow, 

 3-4 in. long. 



Every part turning black when old, or the plant is bruised. 

 Orange, yellow or scarlet, or the colovn"s mixed on the same cap in 

 various proportions. 



Among grass in pastures, etc. 



H. calypircBformis. — Cap acutely conical, then expanded, then 

 splitting the edge, much upturned, pale clear rose-colour, becoming 

 pale with age, i|-2| in. high ; gills slightly adnexed, rather distant, 

 pale rose-colour, then whitish ; stem white, fragile, hollow, 3-4 in. 

 long. 



A ^•ery beautiful species ; fragile. Does not become darker 

 when old, as in H. conicus. 

 ' var. niveus. — Entirely snow-white. 



Among grass in open places. 



H. chlorophanus. — Cap convex, then plane, orbicular, very fragile, 

 lobed, smooth, viscid, striate, not changing colour, usuall}' bright 

 sulphur-yellow, sometimes more or less crimson, 1-I5 in. across, 

 gills adnexed, rather distant, thin, yellowish ; stem smooth, viscid 

 when moist, shining wtien dry, every part deep yellow, 2-3 in. long. 



Differs from H. conicus in the obtuse cap, and in not turning 

 black, and from H. ceraceus in the bright sulphur-yellow colour. 



Grassy places, especially in woods. 



H. psiitacinus (PI. XV, fig. 8). — Cap campanulate, then expanded, 

 more or less acutely umbonate, yellow or orange, at first covered 

 with* dark green gluten, about i in. across ; gills adnate, distant, 

 thick, yellow with more or less green ; stem equal, even, often a 

 little curved, yellow, generally green at the apex, hollow, 1-2 in. 

 long. 



