304 BRITISH FUNGI 



C. myrtillinus. — Cap 2-3 in. across, soon flattened, smoke-colour, 

 never rufescent, silky-hoary ; gills amethyst-blue, never purple ; 

 stem about 2 in. long, slightly bulbous, whitish, silky, apex 

 violet. 



Colour and habit of Tricholonia nudum. 



In beech woods and near trunks. 



C. azureus. — Cap 2-3 in. across, soon plane, hoary lilac, with a 

 silk}^ sheen ; gills briglit bluish violet ; stem 2-3 in. long, sky-blue, 

 then pale. 



Among leaves and moss in woods. 



C. albocyaneus. — Cap i|-2 in. across, with a silky peUicle, then 

 smooth, white, then yellowish ; gills bluish purple, then ochraceous ; 

 stem 3-4 in. long, somewhat clavate, whitish. 



Differs from C. alhoviolaceus in the smooth stem, and from 

 C. anomaliis in the somewhat club-shaped stem, flattened cap, and 

 broader, at length ochraceous gills. 



In beech woods, etc. 



C. anomaliis. — Cap 1-2 in. across, convex, then expanded and 

 gibbous, smoky with a rufous tinge, hoary, then yellowish ; gills 

 tinged violet or greyish purple, then cinnamon ; stem 2-3 in. long, 

 rather squamulose and whitish, violet above. 



In woods. 



C. spilomeus. — Cap about i in. across, rufous or tan-colour ; gills 

 crowded, narrow, grey or violet, then cinnamon ; stem about 2 in. 

 long, whitish lilac variegated with rufous scales, apex white. 



Differs from C. anomalus in the scaly stem. 



In woods. Commonly tufted. 



C. lepidopus. — Cap i-2| in. across, gibbous, umber with a tinge 

 of violet near the edge, disc rufescent ; gills violet, then cinnamon ; 

 stem 3-4 in. long, narrowed upwards, dingy \vhite with darker 

 fibrillose bands, apex violet, often wavy. 



Heathy ground in woods. Gregarious or tufted. 



*** Gills at first bright cinnamon, red or yelloiv. 



C. miltinus. — Cap 10-2 in. across, polished, dark cinnamon, then 

 disc bay, rest brick-red, shining, tan when dry ; gills very narrow, 

 crowded, rusty ; stem 2-3 in. long, tough, cinnamon or reddish 

 with red fibrils. 



In woods. Smell none. 



C. cinnaharinus. — Every part crimson-lake with a tinge of \ex- 

 milion. Cap |-i| in. across, silky-shining ; gills broad, with an 

 olive tinge ; stem 1-2 in. long, silky. 



Differs from C. sanguineus in smell, and broad gills with oli\-e 

 tinge. 



In woods. Smell strong of radishes. 



C. sanguineus (Pi. XXIII, fig. 2). — Cap 1-2 in. across, often wavy. 



