CLASSIFICATION 175 



rather distant, firm, white ; stem equal, elastic, pallid, the apex 

 with free powdery granules, i|-3 in. long. 



Differs from all allied forms in the loose white granules at the 

 apex of the stem. 



In woods under birch, etc. 



H. aureus. — Cap very fleshy at the disc, edge thin,' convex, then 

 almost plane, glutinous, clear, shining golden yellow, about i in. 

 across ; gills slightly decurrent, distant, thin, whitish ; stem about 

 equal, smooth, whitish upwards, reddish tawny and with an im- 

 perfect ring formed from the glutinous veil, about 2 in. long. 



Differs from all other golden yellow species in having the cap and 

 stem glutinous. 

 In woods. 



H. discoidcus. — Cap campanulato-convex, then plane and some- 

 what obtuse, at length with the disc depressed, even, very smooth, 

 very glutinous, yellowish red, then paler, disc always darker and 

 rusty, 1-2 in. across ; gills at first adnate and crowded, then 

 decurrent and distant, thin, soft, yellowish white ; stem equal or 

 narrowed upwards, very soft, fibrous, flocculose, viscid, palhd 

 white, apex spotted with white, i|-2 in. long. 

 Among grass in pine woods, etc. 



H. aromaticus. — Cap convex, then expanded and almost plane, 

 very fragile, cinnamon-colour, smooth ; glutinous, the gluten in 

 drying contracts and forms irregularly anastomosing ribs, 2-3 in. 

 across ; gills slightly decurrent, white with a pink tinge ; stem 

 almost equal, coloured like the cap, 1^2 in. long. 

 Smell spicy ; taste acrid. 

 Among grass. 



**** Cap olivaceous umber. 



H. limacinus. — Cap convex, then expanded, obtuse, smooth, 

 viscid, disc umber, then smoke-colour, becoming paler towards the 

 edge, i|-2 J in. across ; gills adnate, then decurrent, rather distant, 

 thin, greyish white ; stem thick, ventricose, flocculose, fibrilloselv 

 striate, apex rough with squamules, 2-3 in. long. 



Intermediate between H. agathosmiis and H. olivaceoalbus ; differ- 

 ing from the former in the presence of an evident \e'\\, and from the 

 latter in the squamulose apex of the stem. 

 In woods. 



H. olivaceoalbus. — Cap fleshy at tlie disc, very thin elsewliere, 

 obtusely cylindrical, then expanded, umbonate, even, covered with 

 olive gluten that disappears, leaving the cap paler, umbo brownish, 

 1-2 in. across ; gills slightly decurrent, rather distant, sliining 

 white ; stem equal, often slightly curved, viscid, whitish, but 

 spotted and stained with brown from the veil, apex smooth, 2-3 in. 

 long. 



Woods and woodland pastures. 



