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gills rounded or sinuate, violet at first, then brown, broad, distant ; s p o r e s yel- 

 low-brown, ellipsoid. 12-14 ^- 7-9/.(. The name refers to the color. 



On the ground in woods, summer and autumn ; one of the best edible species. 



Cortinarius alboviolaceus Tinted Cortinarius 



Cap 5-S cm. wide, whitish, more or less tinted with \-iolet, dry. smooth or silky, 

 convex to plane; stem 5-10 cm. by 6-12 mm., whitish, marked with -\-iolet. esjiecially 

 at the top, hairy below the attachment of the curtain, bulbous, solid ; gills adne.xed, 

 whitish-\-ii.ik't. then brown, usually finely toothed at the edge : spores dull yellow, 

 ellipsoid. 6-9 X ■+-5/-t- The name refers to the color. 



(9n the ground in woods, late summer to autumn : of fair quality. 



Cortinarius cinnamomeus 

 Cinnamon Cortinarius 



C a p 2-6 cm. wide, bright 

 brown to deep brown,, rough- _ 

 ened with close scales or fibers, 

 more or less smooth when old. 

 convex to ])lanf. more or less 

 umbonate ; stem 4-S cm. by 

 4-7 mm., yellow to brown, 

 mosth' smooth, hollow; gills 

 adnate, \'ellow, broad and 

 crowded ; s p ores dull yellow, 

 elliptic, 7-8 X 3-4;ii. The name 

 refers to the color. 



Common on ground in 

 woods or clearings, late sum- 

 mer and autumn ; edible. 



Frc.LRE 39. CiiRi'ix.vRirs cixx.v.momkus 



Cortinarius squamulosus Scaly Cortinarius 



Cap 5-10 cm. wide, brown, roughened with crowded darker scales, convex to 

 plane; stem 7-14 cm. by 1-2 cm. above. 2-4 cm. at the bulb, lirown. more or less 

 scaly, solid ; gills sinuate, bro\Mi ; flesh pinkish-white. The name refers to the 

 scalv cap. 



< )n the ground in woods, late summer and autumn ; caps fair. 



Cortinarius autumnalis Rusty Cortinarius 



Cap 5-10 cm. wide, dull rust-yellow, streaked with rusty fibers, con\'ex to 

 plane; stem 7-10 cm. liy 1 cm., paler than the cap, smooth or scalv, bulbous, solid; 

 gills sinuate, vellow-brown ; flesh white. The name refers to its appearance in 

 autumn. 



( )n the trround in woods, autumn ; fair. 



