LEUCOSPOR^E 
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T. flavobrunneum (Jlavus , light yellow ; bvunneus, brown). 
P. 3-6 in., with thick, clear yellow flesh, reddish-brown, 
usually with darker disc, innately minutely silky. G. crowded, 
pale yellow, becoming brown with age and when touched. 
S. 3-5 in., stout, reddish-brown, generally narrowed at each 
end, hollow. Frequent in deciduous woods, gregarious, 
often tufted. Smell strong, resembling that of new meal. 
T. albobrunneum (albiis , white; bvunneus , brown), of 
frequent occurrence in fir woods. Differs from the preced¬ 
ing in the absence of smell, and persistently white flesh. 
Section II.—GENUINA 
T. rutilans (vutilo , to be reddish). Plate VII. 7. 
P. 3-6 in., with thick, deep-yellow flesh, margin at first 
incurved, covered with purplish or reddish-brown down at 
first; often umbonate. At maturity the cuticle is broken up 
into small scales, yellow, variegated with purple. G. yellow, 
broadly adnexed, edge deep yellow. S. 2-3 in., stout, imper¬ 
fectly hollow, yellow, more or less variegated with purplish 
scales. A very showy and common inhabitant of pine woods. 
T. terreum (terra, the earth—from its earthy colour). 
Plate VIII. 9. 
P. 2-3 in., dark bluish-grey, sometimes brownish, with 
innate, downy scales. G. cut out behind and adnexed; 
margin crenulate. S. 1-3 in., stout, whitish. Common 
in fir and beech woods. Solitary or tufted. The var. 
ovivubens has the edge of the gills, also the stem, reddish or 
rose colour, and smells like new meal. 
Section III.—RIGIDA 
T. saponaceum (from its soapy odour). 
P. 2-4 in., dry, glabrous, livid brown or tinged olive, 
cracked into scales at maturity. F. reddish when broken. 
G. distant, white, then tinged greenish. S. 2-4 in., whitish, 
