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CONNECTICUT GEOL. AND NAT. HIST. SURVEY. [Bull. 



HYGROPHORUS Fr. 



hypoQ, moist ; (j>opiw, to bear. 



This genus includes man)* species which are highly colored 

 and quickly attract the eye of the amateur collector, but the 

 species, as a rule, are difficult for the beginner to determine. 



The plants must be studied while fresh, for many distin- 

 guishing characters disappear upon drying. The pileus is 

 rather flesh)- and generally moist or viscid. The gills are, 

 perhaps, the most distinguishing feature about this group of 

 plants. They are very sharp or acute at the edges and are 

 gradually thickened as they approach the pileus, making a dis- 

 tinct V-shaped appearance when a cross section is made. They 

 also have a peculiar, watery appearance, and are of a waxy 

 consistency. Usually the gills are attached to the stem and ex- 

 tend down it in decurrent lines, frequently branching consid- 

 erably. 



Hygrophorus caprinus (Scop.) Fr. (caper, goat). 



Mansfield, Aug. (274.) 

 Hygrophorus calophyllus Karst. (having beautiful leaves). 



Rainbow, H (Miner. 

 Hygrophorus ceraceus (Wulf.) Fr. (waxy). 



Rainbow, Haunter; Mansfield, Aug. (254). 

 Hygrophorus chlorophanus Fr. (greenish yellow). 



Mansfield, June (23). 

 Hygrophorus conicus (Scop.) Fr. (conical). 



Mansfield, July (130). Plate XIII. 

 Hygrophorus coccineus (Schseff.) Fr. (scarlet). 



Rainbow, Hanmcr. Edible (Cooke, Pk.). 

 Hygrophorus erubescens Fr. (becoming red). 



Rainbow, Hanmcr. Edible (Cooke). 

 Hygrophorus Lauras Morgan. 



Manchester, Hanmcr. 

 Hygrophorus miniatus Fr. (red). 



Mansfield, June (35). Edible (Pk.). 

 Hygrophorus miniatus Fr. var. lutescens (yellowish). 



Mansfield, July (109). 

 Hygrophorus nitidus B. & C. (shining). 



Mansfield, July (175). Edible (McL). 



