CLASSIFICATION 295 



** Gills violet or purplish at first, then cinnamon. 



C. varius. — Cap 2-3 in. across, tawny rust-colour ; gills rather 

 crowded ; stem i|-2| in. long, stout, white, bulb not marginate. 



C. cyanopns. — Cap 2-3 in. across, livid bay or tawny brown ; gills 

 broad, rather crowded ; stem about 2 in. long, violet,, then whitish, 

 bulb obliquely depressed, not marginate. 



In woods. 



C. variicolor. — Cap 4-5 in. across, reddish, the downy edge 

 violet ; gills crowded ; stem 4-5 in. long, bulbous, blue, then whitish. 



In pine woods. 



C. largus (PI. XXII, fig. 3). — Cap 4-6 in. across, tan-colour or 

 tawny brick-red ; gills adnate, edge irregular ; stem 3-4 in. long, 

 clavate, lilac. 



In pine woods. 



C. glaucopiis. — Cap 3-4 in. across, becoming floccose or squamu- 

 lose, oUve-bay, soon tawny yellow ; gills broad ; stem 2-3 in. long, 

 striate, blue, then pallid yellow. 



In pine woods. Tufted. 



C. calochrous. — Cap about 2 in. across, tawny, yellowish towards 

 the edge ; gills crowded, edge serrate ; stem i|-2 in. long, equal 

 with an abrupt marginate bulb, yellowish, no trace of blue. 



In woods, especially beech. 



C. coeridescens. — Cap 2-3 in. across, dingy yellow, varying to 

 yellowish brown ; gills closely crowded, narrow ; stem about 2 in. 

 long, bulb often disappearing with age, bright violet, then pale 

 or whitish. 



Among moss, etc., in woods. 



C. purpurascens. — Cap 4-5 in. across, bay or reddish, then tawny 

 olive, edge marked \\ith a raised brown line when expanded, wavy ; 

 gills crowded, violet-purple when bruised ; stem about 3 in. long, 

 bulbous, clear blue, purplish blue when bruised, bulb somewhat 

 marginate. 



In pine woods. 



C. decolorans. — Cap 1^-3 in. long, persistently yellow all over ; 

 gills sinuately adnexed ; stem 2-3 in. long, white, smooth, not at all 

 bulbous. 



In pine woods. 



C. porphyropHS. — Cap i|-3 in. across, white flesh, becoming pur- 

 plish lilac when broken ; livid yellowish or tan-colour ; gills rather 

 crowded ; stem 2-4 in. long, lilac-violet outside and inside, then pale. 



In woods. 



C. riederi. — Cap 2-3 in. across, thin, campanulate, then expanded, 

 ochraceous, shining when dry ; gills adnate, rather thick, edge 

 irregular, lilac, then cinnamon ; stem 3-4 in. long, clin-atc, silky- 

 fibrillose, lilac. 



