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264 AGARICACE^ Hygrophoriis
1231. H. eoeeineus Fr. (from its scarlet colour, coccineus) abc.
P. hemispherical, convex, plane, smooth, not floccoso-scaly,
crimson-scarlet or yellow to orange, clouded and blotted
carmine, becoming whitish or yellowish. St. even, not slippery-
smooth, unequal, scarlet above, yellow below, sometimes rose
or purplish, becoming whitish or yellowish. G. adnate, sometimes
with a decurrent tooth, distant, veined, yellow below,
purplish above, edge glaucous. Flesh crimson, orange or
sulphur, external layer of St. orange-vermilion.
Pastures ; very common. Jun»-Nov. 2§ x 2§ x ^ in.
1232. H. miniatus Fr. (from its colour ; minium, vermilion) abc.
P. convex, umbilicate, even, smooth then squamulose, becoming
rose or orange. St. stufied, slightly attenuate downwards,
smooth, shining. G. adnate or slightly decurrent, distant,
rather thick, yellow or vermilion-shaded. Flesh of P. and
external layer of St. scarlet.
Open and boggy places, woods, moist banks, pastures. June-Oct,
r X 2J X 4 in. Sometimes very small. Does not adhere to paper in drying.
1233. H. turundus Fr. (from the flocculose pileus; turunda, lint)
abc.
P. convex, plane, depressed or umbilicate, yellow to orange;
mid. vermilion ; sq. cinereous-fuscous ; marg. sometimes
crenate. St. equal, even, lustrous, tawny-reddish or orange
above, sulphur below, base white. G. slightly to deeply
decurrent, white to orange.
Bogs amongst Hydrocotyle vulgaris, peaty soil, grassy places. July-Oct.
i f X 2j X A Adheres to paper in drying. Var. mollis B. & Br.
P. golden-yellow-squamulose.
1234. H. mueronellus Fr. (from the shape of the pileus, acutely
conical when young ; mucro, a sharp point) a.
P. becoming campanulate and repand, umbonate, scarlet, bright
red, orange or yellow, then hoary ; marg. striate when moist.
St. equal, even, smooth, yellow or scarlet, white below.
G. subdecurrent, yellow, orange above.
Fields. Dec. i X r4 X A
1235. H. punieeus Fr. (from the colour; puniceus, blood-red) abc .
P. convex, obtuse, expanded, subumbonate, scarlet-crimson, sometimes
clouded orange, sometimes orange-brown. St. equal or
ventricose, striate ; colour as P., white, yellowish or sulphur at
base. G. ventricose, thick, distant, white-yellow, often reddish
above. Plesh deep orange and sulphur in P., sulphur in St.
Pastures, downs, mossy places, sometimes woods ; frequent. June-Nov.
44 X S X 4 in.
1236. H. obrusseus Fr. (from the golden colours ; obrussa, the
assaying of gold by fire) abc.
P. campanulate, expanded, obtuse or umbonate, golden sulphur-
yellow or golden to orange ; mid. somewhat vermilion. St.
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compressed, unequal, hollow, smooth, even, light or dark
sulphur, base tawny or sulphur-white. G. ventricose, distant,
white to sulphur and yellow-orange.
Woods, grassy places. Aug.-Oct. 24 X 4J X | in.
1237. H. intermedins Pass, (from its resemblance to adjoining
P wnTCxl obtuse, flat, fibrilloso-silky, golden-yellow becoming
cinereous; mid. orange. 57. compressed, fibrilloso-striate,
sulphur to orange. G. ventricose, distant, whitish then
yellowish.
Odour of meal. Roadsides, grassy places, damp ground. Autumn.
2f X 2| X I in. Like 1236, but becoming grey.
1238. H. eonieus Fr. (from the conical pileus) a b e
P often acute, then expanded and cracked, smooth, blood-
■ scarlet, orange, sulphur-greenish, sulphur or smoky light yellow
57 equal, fibroso-striate, twisted, sulphur or yellow, reddish at
base. G. ventricose, thin, subcrowded, white, yellowish or
sulphur.
Pastures downs, roadsides, etc. ; common. July-Noy. 2j X 34 X I « '
Usually, but not invariably, becoming wholly jet black at maturity.
1239. H. ealyptrseformls B. & Br. (from the pointed hood-shaped
nileus; calyptra, a hood) abc . . , • .
P. acutely conical, expanded, repand, splitting, minutely mnato-
fibrillose, salmon-rose, purplish-rose or white; mid. ochreous
or salmon. 57. somewhat ventricose, smooth, substriate, white.
G ventricose, rose to pallid, or as P.
S a id to be edible. P a s tu re s , law n s , etc. ¿u n c om m o n . J u ly -O c t .
3 X X I in. Var. niveus Cooke, wholly white.
1240. H. ehlorophanus Fr. (from the pale yellow colour; Gx. chloros,
greenish-yellow, phaino, to appear) a b c.
P hemispherical, expanded, obtuse, plane, smooth, cracked,
viscid, sulphur, yellow, orange or scarlet; mid.
vermilion; marg. striate. 57. equal, viscid when moist, rich
light yellow. G. emarginato-adnexed, ventricose, thin, distant,
yellow. Flesh yellowish.
Woods, grassy and mossy places ; common. July-Oct. i4 X 3 i X i
1241. H. psittaeinus Fr. (from the yellow or red and green colours ;
psittacus, the ringed green parrot) a b e
P. campanulate, expanded, umbonate, yellow-reddish
smeaLd with green gluten. 57. equal, even, ^olonx as V
G. adnate or with a decurrent tooth, ventricose, thick,
distant, yellow, green above. ^
Pastures, downs, roadsides, etc. ; common. Aug.-Dee. 2* X 2* X t m.
When young wholly green from the gluten.
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