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B. Veil none, plant fragile. 
a. Lamellew not ventricose. 
3. H. ceracevs, Wulf.—Fragile. Pileus thin, convexo-plane, obtuse, 
a little striate, viscid, waxy, shining. Stipe hollow, unequal, waxy, 
shining. Lamellz adnate, somewhat decurrent, distant, broad, almost 
triangular, yellow. Spores .0066X.0046 mm. 
In many places in meadows and pastures. Pileus about 1 inch 
broad, stipe 2-3 in. long. Stipe often flexuous, afterward comp ressed 
of the same color as the pileus at the apex, paler at the base. Lam- 
ellze very broad, 2 of an inch, connected by veins. 
4, H. coccineus, Scheff.—Fragile. Pileus thin, convex, obtuse, 
glabrous, scarlet then expallent. Stipe hollow, compressed, yellowish, 
scarlet above. Lamellz adnate, decurrent by a tooth, venose connected 
variously colored. Spores .0068x.0040 mm. 
In meadows and pastures. Pileus L-2 in. broad, stipe 1-2 in. long, 
An elegant plant; pileus unequal, soft, at length yellowish. Lamellz 
when mature purple at the base, yellow in the middle, the edge glaucous. 
b. Lamelle ventricose, 
5. H. puniceus, Fr.—Fragile. Pileus thin, campanulate, obtuse, re- 
pand, even, viscid, scarlet then expallent. Stipe hollow, thick, ven- 
tricose, striate, the base white. Lamelle slightly attached, thick, dis- 
tant, yellow. 
In meadows and pastures. Pileus 2-4 in. in diameter; stipe about 
3 in. long, 4-1 in. thick, attenuated both ways. 
6. H. conicus, Scop.—Fragile. Pileus somewhat membranaceous, 
conic, acute, glabrous, often lobed, at length expanded and rimose. 
Stipe hollow, cylindric, fibrose-striate. Lamelle attenuate-free, ven- 
tricuse, thin, rather close. Spores .010X.006 mm. 
In wet places in woods. Pileus 1-2 in. high, acutely conic, variously 
waved and lobed; stipe 3-4 in. long, The whole plant turns black 
when broken or bruised; its colors are various orange, yellow, scarlet, 
etc., often blended together. 
7. H, cHLtoropHanus, Fr..—Fragile. Pileus somewhat membranace- 
ous, convex, obtuse, somewhat lobed, striate, viscid. Stipe hollow, 
equal, even, viscid. Lamellz attached, ventricose, thin, rather distant, 
whitish. 
Amongst grass and mosses. Pileus about an inch in diameter, 
commonly bright sulphur-yellow; stipe 2-3 in. long, smooth, viscid 
‘when moist, shining when dry, yellow; lamellae emarginate-free at 
