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Hygrophorus pratensis (Pers.) Fr. (pertaining to a 

 meadow). 



Mansfield, July (io8). Edible (Cooke). 

 Hygrophorus puniceus Fr. (purplish red). 



East Windsor, Hanmer. Edible (Cooke). 

 Hygrophorus virgineus (Wulf.) Fr. {virgo, a virgin). 



Rainbow, Haiuncr. Edible (Cooke). 



CANTHARELLUS Adanson. 



Cantharus, a cup ; from form of cap. 



The members of this genus are more or less funnel-shaped 

 at maturity, or at least quite deeply depressed in the center. 

 The pileus is fleshy with a rather thick, blunt margin. The 

 characteristic feature of the genus is the blunt gills, which are 

 usually narrow, and in many species they resemble veins or 

 wrinkles. They frequently branch and join by net-like veins. 

 The number of Connecticut species is not large, and their 

 characteristic features are so distinct that their identification 

 is not as difficult as in many genera. Several are considered 

 excellent for the table. CanthareUus cibarius is thought the 

 most desirable species. It is widely distributed and is found 

 abundantly. 



CanthareUus brevipes Pk. (short-stemmed). 



Rainbow, Hanmer. Edible (McL). 

 CanthareUus cibarius Fr. (edible). 



Mansfield, Aug. (218). Edible (Pk.). Plate XIV. 

 CanthareUus cinnabarinus Schw. (having the color of 

 dragon's-blood). 



Goshen, Undcrzvood; Mansfield, July (232). 

 CanthareUus dichotomus Pk. (dividing by pairs). 



East Hartford, Hanmer. 

 CanthareUus floccosus Schw. (woolly). 



Mansfield, Aug. (224). 

 CanthareUus infundibuliformis (Scop.) Fr. (funnel-form). 



Mansfield, Aug. (94). Plate XV. 

 CanthareUus lutescens Fr. (yellowish). 



Manchester, Hanmer. 



