Cortinarius AGARICACE^ 



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Stem slightly rigid, subcartilaginous externally, not sheathed, annulate 

 or scaly. (Fig. 58.) Species 11291167 



a. Firmiores. Pilens subfleshy, convex, or campanulato-convex, 



then expanded, obtuse or at length gibbous, margin at 



first incurved. Stem for the most part attenuate upwards. 



Stem and cortina white. 1129 1137 



Stem and gills inclining to violet. 1138 1141 



Stem and somewhat obsolete veil yellow or rufous. 1142 1146 



Stem inclining to fuscous. Cortina pallid, dull or white. 



Gills dark. 11471150 



b. Tenuiores. Pilens somewhat membranous, conical, then 



expanded, umbonate ; umbo acute or rarely obtuse and 

 vanishing ; margin at first straight. Stem usually almost 

 equal, or attenuate downwards. 



Stem white. 11511156 



Stem inclining to violet or reddish. 1157 1160 



Stem yellowish, commonly becoming pale. 1161 1163 



Stem inclining to fuscous. 1164 1167 



a. Firmiores. 



1129. C. flrmus Fr. (from the compact substance ; firmus, firm) a. 

 P.* ferruginous to ochreous; marg. tan. St. solid, clavate, 



fibrilloso-striate. Z. ferruginous. G. adfixed or emarginate, 

 pale umber to cinnamon. 

 Woods, mixed, grassy places. Autumn. 5 X 3^ X ij in. 



1130. C. subferrugineus Fr. (from the colour of the pileus, some- 



what rust-colour, ferrugp\ a c. 

 P. umbonate, hygrophanous, dry, ferruginous to watery-cinnamon 



tawny or tan ; V. at marg. only. St. solid, attenuate upwards, 



adpressedly fibrillose, pallid, saffron-yellow at base. G. 



emarginate or adnate, subcrowded, pallid to dark ferruginous. 

 Taste and odour unpleasant. Woods, oak, amongst rotting pine-leaves. 



Sept.-Oct. 2j X 4! X | in. 



1131. C. armeniaeus Fr. (from the colour of the pileus, like the 



apricot, Pyrus armeniaca) a b c. 

 P. obtuse or subumbonate, tawny-cinnamon to ochreous ; marg. 



substriate. St. stuffed, attenuate upwards. Z. white. G. 



adnate, pallid to clay-cinnamon. 

 Woods, pine ; uncommon. Aug.-Oct. 2^X2jxfin. Var. fulsarius Fr. 



P. yellow, white when dry. 



1132. C. damascenes Fr. (from the colour of the pileus, like the 



damson) a. 

 P. rivulose when dry, bay-cinnamon or deep umber with a 



crimson shade to brick-red. St. solid, equal. Z. whitish. G. 



rounded-adnate, cinnamon or paler than P. 

 Subc^spitose. Taste acrid. Under trees, grassy places, pastures. Sept. 



3i X 3i x i in - 



R 2 



