LEUCOSPORiE 
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C. flaccidus ( flaccidus, limp—from the limp pileus). 
Plate XLVI. 10. 
P. 2-3 in., umbilicate, always without an umbo; margin 
spreading, arched, persistently shining, tawny, ferruginous. 
G. deeply decurrent, crowded, narrow; white at first, then 
yellowish. S. 1-2 in., somewhat hollow, tough, polished; 
reddish rust colour ; base thickened, downy. Frequent in 
aut. amongst leaves, etc., in woods. Usually gregarious. 
Superficially resembling Lactavius subdulcis. The var. 
lobatus is caespitose, pileus darker, with lobed or contorted 
margin. 
GROUP II.—PILEUS HYGROPHANOUS, THIN AND WATERY 
C. cyathiformis ( cyathus , a cup; forma, form). 
P. 1-J-3 in., piano-depressed, then infundibuliform, slimy ; 
dark-brown when moist, becoming pale when dry, the 
margin remaining involute for a long time. G. adnate, 
becoming decurrent with the alteration in the shape of the 
pileus; greyish-brown. S. 2-4 in., slender, attenuated 
upwards, the colour of the pileus, with brownish fibrils ; 
apex naked ; base hairy. Common in aut. in woods and 
pastures ; rarely on rotten wood. Gregarious. 
C. brumalis ( bruma, winter—from the time of its appear¬ 
ance). 
P. 1-1J in., umbilicate, then infundibuliform; often with 
wavy and lobed margin, glabrous, livid, then whitish or 
yellowish; disc often darker. G. decurrent, crowded, 
narrow, pallid. S. 2 in., slender, nearly equal, slightly 
curved, glabrous, whitish. A truly autumnal species, not 
appearing before Oct. ; most abundant in Nov., and 
lasting into Jan. Common in pine woods and amongst 
heather. 
C. metachroa (Gr. metachroos, changing colour). 
P. 1-2 in., convex, then plane or depressed, never infundi- 
