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The Snowdrop Hygrophorus (Hygrophorus nivens, Page 23), 
is a pretty little Fungus which often comes up on lawns. It is pure 
white with delicate membranous gills. It is much smaller and more 
delicate than the somewhat similar species shown on Pages 8 and 9. 
The True Chantarelle (Cantharellus cibarius, Page 24), is known 
by its somewhat irregular form and the uniform deep yellow colour 
of the whole fungus. The gills take the form of branched veins, and 
the whole plant, after being kept a few hours, develops a pleasant 
apricot smell. It is fairly abundant in woods, especially in those of 
beech. The Chantarelle is one of the nicest of the edible fungi, but 
being rather tough requires prolonged cooking. It is best when 
stewed for several hours. 
The False Chantarelle (Cantharellus aurantiacus, Page 25), is 
distinguished from the true Chantarelle by the thinner and more 
membranous gills, which are of a deeper yellow colour than those 
of the true, while the cap is much paler. It grows in fir woods and 
among bracken, and is said to be poisonous. There is no doubt, 
however, that it has frequently been eaten without ill effect. 
The Funnel Chantarelle (Cantharellus tubceformis, Page 26), 
is common in woods. The cap is brownish-yellow, and the widely 
separated gills are yellow-grey, and frosted with a whitish bloom. 
The stem is tawny orange. 
The Styptic Sprout (Panus stypticus, Page 27), is a small 
yellowish-brown fungus, which grows in clusters on trees and 
stumps. It is usually without any stalk. It dries up in fine 
weather, and revives again when moist. Its pungent peppery 
taste is most distinctive. 
The Birch Lenzites (Lenzites betulina, Page 28), and the 
Flaccid Lenzites(Lenzites flaccida,Page 29), are dry woody forms, 
with irregular gills, and without stalks. They very closely resemble 
one another. The cap of Lenzites flaccida is thinner and more 
easily bent, and the gills are thicker and branch only at the base. 
In spite of the name, Lenzites betulina is sometimes found on other 
stumps besides those of birch. The velvety caps of both species 
are olive-brown, and the gills white. 
It has already been mentioned that the Genus Cortinarius is 
distinguished by its filamentous or spider’s-web-like veil. The 
Saturnine Cortinarius (Cortinarius saturninus, Page 30) is a 
good-sized toadstool, with a reddish-brown cap. It grows among 
long grass. The Silvery Cortinarius (Cortinarius argentatus) is 
seen on Page 31. It is a large toadstool, with a strong and rather 
unpleasant smell, and grows in woods. The cap is dry and silky, 
and of a silvery-grey colour, often with a tinge of lilac. The gills 
are brownish. 
On Pages 32, 33, and 34 are three photographs of Shaggy-Caps 
(Coprinus comatus). Almost as soon as the toadstool is fully ex- 
panded (Page 33), it begins to dissolve into an ink-like fluid, and a 
few hours later nothing but the naked stalks smeared over with a 
sticky black material are to be seen. Shaggy-Caps is the commonest 
toadstool in the neighbourhood of human habitations. On rubbish 
