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114. T. bufonium Gill, (from a fancied resemblance in the pileus to a 



toad's back ; bufo, a toad) a b c. 

 P. dotted-wrinkled, yellowish-tan or buff; mid. rufescent. 



St. flocculose, yellow or yellow rufescent. G. yellow-tan. 

 Odour same as 113, but fainter, sometimes not unpleasant. Woods, under 



pines. Sept. -Nov. 3 x 2f X in. 



115. T. laseivum Gill, (from its many affinities; lasavus, playful, 



wanton) a b. 

 P. not umbonate, becoming depressed, cream to pale buff; mid. 



darker. St. ivory-white. G. separating from stem, crowded, 



white. 

 Taste strong, disagreeable, pungent, somewhat acid ; odour like gas-tar, 



varying to fried mushrooms, but disagreeable, more or less like 113. 



Mixed woods; frequent. May-Nov. 3! X 2f X \ in. Not unlike 1188 



in general appearance. 



116. T. inamoenum Gill, (from its unpleasant odour; inamcenus, 



unpleasant) a c. 

 P. subumbonate, ivory-white. G. white or buff-white. Spores 



ochre-white. 

 Suspected poisonous. Odour, especially when young, as in 113, but stronger 



and more fetid. Woods, amongst pine-leaves. Sept. -Nov. 2\ x 3 j X f in. 



Sometimes confounded with 115. Resembling 1188 in general appearance. 



117. T. eerinum Quel. (from its colour, like yellow wax ; cera, wax) 



a c. 

 P. yellow, then fuscous-brown. St. yellow, base often brownish, 



or wholly fuscous. G. deep yellow. 

 Pine-woods, lawns. June-July, if X 2^ x \ in. 



118. T. fallax Sacc. (from its resemblance to a dwarf form of 114 or 



117 ; fallax, deceitful) a. 

 P. yellow; mid. sometimes rufous. St. yellowish. G. white, 



then yellowish. 

 Under firs. Autumn. I \ x I X & in. 



118a. T. onyehlnum Gill, (onychinus, of the colour of the human 



nail) a. 



P. fleshy, subumbonate, convexo-plane, glabrous, purplish or 

 sienna-umber; marg. striate, orange sienna or silky-purple. 

 St. solid, almost equal, fibrilloso-silky, pallid or dull orange- 

 sulphur, reddish or sienna pulverulent above, brownish below. 

 G. rounded, at length free, crowded, yellow. Flesh yellowish- 

 white, or pale olive-sulphur. 

 Amongst pines, mossy places. Autumn. 2f x 3 X i i n - 



119. T. ionides Quel. (from its violet colour ; Gr. ion) a c. 



P. lilac or violaceous, sometimes livid-reddish. St. pale lilac. 



Flesh lilac under membrane of P., and at base of St. 

 Odour faint, agreeable, like 1280. Woods, moist places, open pastures, 



under firs, cedars. Aug.-Nov. 2\ X 2j X \ in. Resembles 298 in 



general appearance. 



