annulus fugitive. Gills decurrent, distant, soft and somewhat
branched, edge acute, composed of a mucilaginous membrane which
often admits of being detached from the hymenophore and stretched
Fig. 59.—Gomphidius viscidus Fr.
A , section : b , young s ta t e ; c, half-grown example
showing floccose veil. One-third natura l size,
out into a continuous membrane, not deliquescent. Spores large,,
fusiform, black or nearly so. (Fig. 59.)
The species grow on the ground, chiefly in pine woods, solitary,
subpersistent.
The species are most nearly allied to Hygrophorus, but they
differ greatly in the annulate stem and the blackish spores. There
is also an affinity with Cortinarius, as shown by the cortina, but the
spores differ greatly in shape and colour. Species 1168—1171
1168. G. glutinosus Fr. (from the glutinous pileus) abc.
P . becoming flat, smooth, purple-umber or umber-crimson, at first
paler. St. solid, viscid and zoned with the fugitive V., whitish
above, yellowish or brownish below; Co. white. G. whitish
or olive-whitish, then cinereous. Flesh whitish, greyish or
pale rose.
Said to be edible. Eaten at Hereford Fungus Forays, but not much approved,
1870. Taste watery, mouldy ; odour faint. Woods, chiefly pine, larch ;
common. July-Nov. 4J X 3J X f in. Must not be confounded with
156. Var. roseus Fr. P. rose-colour, sometimes dark crimson-red. St.
white above, pale rose below.
1169. G. viseidus Fr. (from the somewhat viscid pileus) abc.
P. becoming flat, rich apricot, shaded vermilion, sometimes
brick-red, often mottled bright purple. St. solid, orange, pale
purplish above. G. olive, then crimson-purple, purplish or
whitish-purple. Flesh yellowish, often with purple stains,
rhubarb-colour at base.
Said to be edible; odour not unpleasant. Woods, Aiefly pme ; hequent.
July-Oct. 4 f X 4 i X I f in. Var. testaceus Fr. P. , Woods,
beech. Every intermediate form occurs between this and 1168, including
the varieties rosms and testaceus.
1170. G. maeulatus Fr. (from the spotted pileus and stem; mamlatus,
spotted) a. , . , ,
P becoming flat and depressed, white to browmsh-salmon with
large umber or blackish spots; marg. striate. St. solid,
slightly attenuate downwards, yellow or yellowish below, white,
grey or purplish in middle, whitish above. G. pale slate,
shaded umber. Flesh reddish.
Woods, fir. Autumn. 2j X 2j X 4 in. Var. Coató Mass. A7 whitish above,
blachish at base.
1171. G. graeilis B. & Br. (gracilis, slender) abc.
P. becoming flat and depressed, pale vinous-brown covered with
dingy-fuliginous gluten, at length black-spotted and black-
bordered with the drying gluten. St. solid, slightly attenuate
downwards, white-scaly above, yellow and virgate below,
clouded vinous-tan. G. slate-white, white umber or greenish-
white.
Woods, fir ; frequent. July-Oet. i f X 2J X J in Berkeiey’s illustration,
Outtines, t. 12, fig. 7, does not agree with his description. Every inter-
mediate form occurs between this and 1170.
XLVI. PAXILLUS Fr.
(From the form, like a small stake or ^eg, paxillus.)
Veil obsolete. Pileus fleshy, margin at first involute. Stem
central, excentric or obsolete, when present fleshy, continuous and
homogeneous with the hymenophore. Gills decurrent, often anas-
tomising behind and forming spurious pores as in Boletus, readily
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