992. C. napus Fr. (from the turnip-shaped base of the stem ; napus,
a turnip) a.
P . convexo-plane, obtuse, fuliginous or date-brown-tawny ; marg.
fringed with Co. St. white, becoming yellowish below. G.
emarginate or broadly adnate, subdistant, crisped.
Woods, pine. Oct. 2g x i j X | in.
993. C. allutus Fr. (from its viscidity ; allutiis, bathed) a b.
P. convexo-plane, reddish-russet or orange-yellow. St. viscid,
white above, reddish-striate below. G. adnate, subcrowded,
thin, crenulate.
Woods, pine. Oct. i j x i f X A « •
994. C. talus Fr. (from the base of the stem,'like swollen ankles;
talus, an ankle bone) a b.
C. convexo-plane, dull ochre; marg. faintly olivaceous. St.
smooth, tan or dull ochreous tan. G. adnato-emarginate.
Flesh pallid whitish.
Woods. Sept.-Nov. 3I x 2f x J in.
995. C. glaueopus Fr. (from the pale blue stem ; Gr. glaukos, pale
blue, pous, a foot) a b.
P. convexo-expanded, unequal, dull ochre, commonly floccoso-
scaly with a raised dark zone at marg. St. fibrilloso-woolly and
steel-blue above, base ochreous. G. rounded emarginate,
crowded.
In troops. Woods, pine, beech; frequent. Aug.-Oct. 3J X 2f x f in.
Becomes bright violet when cut or bruised.
996. C. ealoehrous Fr. (from its beautiful colours; Gr. kalos,
beautiful, chros, colour) abc.
P. convexo-expanded, guttate, tawny; marg. yellow. St. fibrillose,
tan, yellow at base. G. emarginate, crowded, serrate.
Taste acrid; odour fetid. Woods, oak, beech, pastures; frequent. Sept-
Nov. 2f X 2j X Î in.
997. C. eseruleseens Fr. (from the azure-clouded pileus ; cæruleus,
azure) abc.
P. convexo-plane, dull yellow, clouded pale purple, sometimes
dull or bright purple or violet. St. at first fibrillose, faint or
deep purple, bright or dull. G. adnate, thin, crowded. Flesh
pale violaceous.
Taste insipid ; odour almost obsolete. Mixed woods, mossy places ; frequent,
Aug.-Nov. 2f X 2f X f in. Not changing colour when broken.
998. C. purpurascens Fr. (from the gills becoming purple when
bruised) abc.
P . convexo-plane, then repand, brown clouded with purple at the
sometimes zoned marg. St. solid, fibrillose, clouded pale
brown and blue. G. emarginate, crowded.
Single or cæspitose. Mixed woods, beech, pine; common. Sept.-Nov.
4 î X 3 X I f in. The purple hues have sometimes a tendency to crimson.
Sometimes the whole plant is purple and not unlike 139. Var. suhpur-
pirascens Fr., thinner than type, slightly virgate. P. tawny smoke-colour.
St. hollow, pale bluish or whitish.
999. C. ditaaphus Fr. (from the two colours; Gr. dibaphos, twice
dipped or dyed) abc .
P. convexo-plane, or slightly depressed, yellow or sienna with
purple or lilac marg. St. d eep yellow to straw. G. sinuato-
adnate, somewhat crowded, straw to purple-ferruginous. Flesh
yellow.
Taste and odour none. Woods, beech, oak. Sept.-Oct. 4 X 3 | X f in.
Wholly deep claret when dry. Var, xanthophyllus Cooke, the young
state. P. for a long time yellow.
1000. C. turbinatus Fr. (from the shape of the base of the stem ;
turbo, a spinning-top) a b.
P. convexo-depressed, dull yellowish; marg. somewhat ohve-
brownish. St. stuffed to hollow, faintly dull yellowish. G.
attenuato-adnate or decurrent, thin, crowded.
Woods, beech; uncommon. Sept. 5 f X 2 j X f in.
1001. C. eorrosus Fr. {corrosus, gnawed to pieces, in reference to
the late condition of the pileus) a.
P. convexo-depressed, subfloccose, ferruginous to pale tan. St.
almost hollow, tan, white above. G. emarginate, narrow.
Woods, pine. Sept. 3 X i f X i in.
1002. C. fulgens Fr. (from its shining colour; fulgeo, to shine) abc.
P. convexo-plane, silky-fibrillose, brilliant yellow. St. fibrilloso
woolly, colour as P. G. emarginate. Flesh yellow.
Woods, pine ; rare. Sept. 3f X 2f X f in.
1003. C. fulmineus Fr. (from the shining pileus ; fulmen, lightning) a.
P. convexo-expanded, agglutinato-scaly, hard, bright yellow to
tawny. St. yellow. G. rounded.
Shady woods, oak. Oct. 2f x i f X | in.
1004. C. oriehaleeus Fr. (from the colour, like yellow copper ore,
orichalchuni) ah.
P convexo-depressed, sienna-crimson; mid. spotted-scaly ; marg,
dull yellow or faintly olive. St. fibrillose, sulphur to dull
yellow. G. rounded-adnate.
Under trees, woods, pine. Sept.-Oct. 3 R 3§ R S
1005. C. testaeeus Cooke (from the colour; testaceus, brick-red) a b.
P. convex, flat, umbonate, vinous brick-red. St. fibroso-stnate
below, white above, rufous below. G. adnato-emarginate.
Woods, amongst leaves. Oct.-Nov. 3I X 3t R i
1006. C. prasinus Fr. (from the colour; Gr.prason, a leek) a c.
P. convexo-plane, obtuse, spotted, verdigris or^ tawny-fuliginous.
St. greenish-pallid. G. emarginate, subdistant, somewhat
crisped.
Commonly sporadic. Edible. Taste mild. Woods, beech. Sept.-Oct.
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