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(Plate CCIV.) 



like the pileus. Spores broadly elliptical, rough, ii-i6/u, long, 8-io/x 

 broad. 



The corrugated Cortinarious is a well-marked and easily-recognized 



species, quite distinct from its allies. 

 Although the color of the pileus is vari- 

 able, its viscid, corrugated surface and 

 the viscid bulb of the stem afford dis- 

 tinctive and easily-recognized charact- 

 ers. Sometimes the corrugations or 

 wrinkles anastomose with each other in 

 such a way as to give a reticulated ap- 

 pearance. The color varies from yellow 

 to reddish tawny or reddish ochraceous. 

 The margin in young plants is incurved. 

 There is a variety in which the cap is 

 adorned with darker colored spots or 

 scales. This bears the name, variety 

 subsquamosus. In all other respects it 

 is like the species. 



The gills are closely placed side by 

 side. They are at first of a pale hue, 

 but assume a darker and more definite 

 tawny color with age. They are usually 

 minutely uneven or eroded on the edge 

 and transversely striate on the sides. They are slightly narrowed toward 

 the stem. 



The stem is generally a little longer than the width of the cap. It is 

 commonly smooth, but sometimes sprinkled near the top with minute 

 yellowish particles and adorned below with a few fibrils. It is hollow 

 and has a distinct viscid bulbous base, the viscidity of which is a pecu- 

 liar feature. This bulb in the very young plant is even broader than 

 the young cap, that at this stage of development appears to rest upon 

 it. The color of the bulb is usually like that of the cap, but the stem 

 is commonly paler than either. 



The cap is 2 to 4 inches broad ; the stem 3 to 5 inches long, 3 to 8 lines 

 thick. The plants are gregarious in woods and bushy places, and may 

 be found from June to September. It sometimes grows in considerable 

 abundance, and as an edible species it is not to be despised. Peck. 



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