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very viscid when moist, subfibril lose, Clay Colour (xxix.), paler in places ami 
(lark brown in others, occasionally near Yellow Ochre (xv.), often paler round 
the edge. Gills a dilate or sinuate, moderately close, somewhat ventrieose, pallid 
brown then dark brown, near Tawny Olive (xxix.). Stem 2 to .34 in. (5 to 6.2 
cm.), slender or stout, up to fin. (1.8 cm.) thick, equal or slightly attenuated 
upwards or downwards, iibrillose, sometimes slightly , hollow, base a little bulbous, 
near Ochraceous Tawny (xv. ), with a trace of lilac above. Flesh tliiekish over 
the disc, thin externally, slightly brown with a slight lilac tint', becoming semi- 
translucent. Spores oblique, the ends not pointed, !) to 11 x 5.5 to 7.5 g. Under 
trees. South Australia — Stirling West) Mount Lofty. July. 
This species may perhaps belong to the subgenus My.rainiriiim. 
135. Cortinarius (Phlegmacium) vinaceo-lamellatus Clel. (L., vinaccus, wine 
coloured; lamellatux, possessing thin plates, here the gills). — Pilous about 2iu. 
(5 cm.), at first deeply convex (almost conico-convex), then convex and usually 
with an umlm, finally somewhat irregularly convex, slightly viscid, edge int'urned 
when young, matt-librillose continuous with the marked almost membranous pallid 
whitish cob-web veil which breaks to form an obvious very superior ring, Cinna- 
mon Buff to Sayal Brown (xxix.). Gills sinuate with a decurrent tooth, 
moderately close, 5 mm. deep, Yinaccous Drab (xi.v.). Stem up to Sin, (7.5 cm.), 
stout (1 to 1.5 cm.), base bulbous (1 to 1 ! in., 2.5 to 8.2 cm.), attenuated upwards, 
not viscid, silky-fibrillose with more superficial darker cobweb fibrils of the veil, 
solid, with white rooting mycelial threads at the base, pallid with brownish tints. 
Flesh pallid with a slight violaceous tint in the stem and yellowish at its base. 
Spores very oblique, rather dull brown, 9 to 11 x 4.5 to 5 g. Under bushes. 
South Australia — Mount Lofty. June. 
The plants have a superficial resemblance to a mushroom. 
136. Cortinarius (Phlegmacium) castaneo-fulvus Clel. (L., cos! anew, per- 
taining to a chestnut, here in reference to the colour; fulvus, deep yellow, tawny). 
— Pilens 11 to 3iii. (3.7 to 7.5 era.), convex, sometimes deeply and irregularly 
convex with a large boss, or gibbous or repand, innately silky iibrillose or 
minutely tomentose, substriate, the edge sometimes furrowed or lacerated, dark 
brown near Argus Brown (III.), Chestnut Brown (xiv.), Mars Brown (xv.), 
Cinnamon Brown (xv.) or Russet (xv.) Gills adnate or slightly sinuate, 
moderately close, usually finely serrulate or sometimes crenulate, near Raw Sienna 
(ill.), Cinnamon Brown (xv.), or Ochraceous Tawnv (xv.), near Mummy Brown 
(xv.) when dry. Stem 11 to 3in. (3.7 to 7.5 cm.), moderately slender to 
moderately stout, sometimes flattened above and attenuated below, Iibrillose, 
hollow, tinted with yellow and brown, with brownish threads of the veil. Flesh 
thin, attenuated outwards, yellowish to pale reddish-brown. Spores elliptical to 
subspherical, often appearing slightly rough, yellow brown, 7.5 to 10 x 5.5 to 
7 g. South Australia — Mount Lofty, Stirling West, Bel air. June to August. 
.In dried specimens, the very dark nearly black pilous and stem contrast with 
the Sudan Brown or Brussels Brown (ill.) gills. 
137. Cortinarius (Phlegmacium) ochra<ceo-fulvus Clel. (L., ochmccns, ochre 
coloured; fulvus, tawny — in reference to the colour when dry). — Pileus If to 2Jin. 
(4.3 to 6.2 cm.), slightly convex, irregular, subumbonate, finely Iibrillose from 
the veil giving the surface a hoary appearance, Tawny Olive (xxix.), Snuff Brown 
(x'V.), or Russet and Tawny (xv.) and darker, in places Ochraceous Tawny (xv.). 
Gills slightly sinuate, moderately close, slightly ventrieose, Tawny Olive (xxix.). 
Stem 21in. (6.2 cm.), nearly equal, I to fin, (6 to 10 mm.) thick, base a little 
swollen, Iibrillose, stuffed, brownish. Flesh pallid brownish. Spores oblique, 
yellow brown, 9 to 11 x 5 to 6.5 g. South Australia — Stirling West. July. 
When dry, the gills are near Ochraceous Tawny (xv.) and Sayal Brown (xxix.), 
the cap darker. 
138. Cortinarius (Phlegmacium) fragilipes Clel. (L., fragilis, fragile; pcs, a 
foot). — Pileus 1 to 34 in. (2.5 to 8.7 cm.), at first convex, finally slightly convex, 
irregularly plane or even upturned, usually subumbonate, radiately Iibrillose, 
slightly sticky when moist, Ochraceous Tawnv, Tawny or Russet (XV. ) to nearly 
Auburn (u.) in the centre. Gills adnate with a decurrent tooth, moderately 
close, up to 1 cm. deep, passing from Pinkish Buff (xxix.) to Tawny Olive 
(xxix.). Stem 3 to Jin. (7.5 to 10 cm.), relatively slender, often flexuous, equal, 
brittle, readily compressed, silky fibrillose and marked with dark brown lines 
from the veil, slightly hollow, concolorous with the pileus. Veil cob-webby, pallid 
