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■when moist, under a lens seen to be covered with scattered, 

 white, persistent fibrils, slightly velvety, shining cinnamon, 

 tawny when dry ; gills adnate, ventricose, 2 lines broad, thin, 

 veined at the base, saffron brick-red ; stem 2-3 in. long, 2 

 lines thick, almost equal or attenuated and whitish at the 

 base, stuffed then hollow, pale brick-red without and within, 

 darkest inside, outside shining, adpressedly with brownish 

 fibrils ; veil brownish, obsolete ; spores elliptical, 8 x 5-6 ju,. 



Cortinarius Junghuhnii, Fries, Epicr., p. 314 ; Cke., Hdbk., 

 p. 282 ; Cke., lUustr., pi. 146a. 



In woods amongst moss, &c. 



Smell none. 



Cortinarius (Hygr.) depressus. Fr. 



Pileus about 2 in. across, flesh membranaceous, oonico- 

 convex, obtusely umbonate, at length almost plane, and 

 depressed round the umbo, striate at the margin when moist, 

 ferruginous-brown, brownish tan when dry ; gills adnate, 

 rather crowded, broad, plane, thin, yellowish saffron then 

 ferruginous, edge quite entire ; stem 1-2 in. long, 2 lines 

 thick, equal or attenuated below, rigid, rather cartilaginous, 

 even, whitish silky when young, then glabrous, reddish, base 

 becoming brownish, hollow, veil scarcely evident. 



Cortinarius (Sygrocyhe) depressus, Fries, Monogr., ii. p. 113 ; 

 Cke., Hdbk., p. 283 ; Cke., Illustr., pi. 860. 



Damp places in woods, &o. 



Tlie prettiest and most distinct species of the present sub- 

 genus, habit almost that of Naucoria cucumis. Odour weak, 

 resembling stale fish or cucumbers. Stem short, rigid, at 

 length becoming blackish. (Fries.) 



Cortinarius (Hygr.) milvinus. Fr. 



Pileus i-l^ in. across, membranaceous, conical then 

 expanded, slightly umbonate, glabrous, striate up to the 

 broad, rather fleshy disc, fawn-colour becoming tinged with 

 olive, pale tan-colour when dry, margin fringed with innate 

 white scales ; gills adnate, rather distant, thin, ferruginous- 

 olive, veined at the base, about 3 lines broad ; stem 2-2| in. 

 long, 2-3 lines thick, equal curved, pale fuscous, with white 

 silky patches here and there from the white veil; spores 

 elliptical, 8-10 x 4 /*,, 



