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1330. R. Linnsei Fr. (in honour of Linnaius) a.
ri’, convex to plano-depressed, even, smooth, dry, dark purple or
blood-red to light rose. St. sometimes hollow, subventricose
deep blood-red to rose. G. adnato-decurren , rather S ’
not crowded, white to pale yellowish '
Taste mild, sweet. Woods. Oct. 5 X 3l X iJ in. Sometimes white.
1331. R. xerampelina Fr. (from the colour of the pileus, like dying
! e a v Í )T ¿ Í of colour of dry vine-
P. convex to depressed, dry, even, at length finely granulate
rosy-purphsh or dark rosy-red, clouded buff; mid. Looming
yellowish-white. 57. sometimes hollow, equal or slightly
attenuate upwards, white or reddish. G. adnexed someDat
crowded, whitish to yellowish. Fksh whitish ’
D D I D | 1 n ” g«ssy places. Ju,y-Oct.
* 0 Pft®-- at length
ri’, hemispherical to slightly depressed, slightly silky-squamulose
dull purple to ohvaceous or fu s c ou s-o liv a cL u s,L oU r roL ’
• equal or ventricose, palhd, rose-colour or clouded pale
S x e d 'y e n o w ® " " “ ^“ ’
Edible. Taste mild. Woods, pine, grassy places. Aug. 4 X 3 X ® in.
1333. R. serótina Quél, (from its sometimes late aonearanra ■
serotinus, backward) a b. appearance,
P. hemispherical to flat, pruinose, sooty-purplish or olive or
PU'Pbsh-reddish.
57. equal or attenuate downwards, wrinkled, mealy, white G
adnexed, crowded, yellowish-white.
Taste acrid. Under beeches. Aug.-Sept. i j x 1 X A in
1334 R. Duportii Phill. (after the Rev. Canon J. Du Port) . ¿
/ ’. convex to depressed, smooth ; mid. rufous, dull purplth
brown, or flesh-red ; marg. becoming indistinctly strfate and
tuberculate, dull bluish or greenish. St. minutely striate
glabrous, white or dull sienna-white. G rounded broad’
Taste mild, pleasant ; odour of crab. Woods. Sept.
2 f X 24 X f in .
d. Heterophyllce.
1335 R. vesea Fr. (from its edible qualities; vescus, eatable) a b c
purple and buff; mid. usually darker, not becoming pale
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St. wrinkled, equal or attenuate downwards, white, sometimes
shaded pale rose, purple or ochre. G. adnate, crowded,
white or yellowish.
Edible. Taste mild, pleasant to unpleasant ; odour of hog’s lard or somewhat
like crab, becoming like lobster or crab when cooked. Woods, mixed ;
frequent. Aug.-Oct. 4§ X 24 X J in.
1336. R. lilaeea Quél, (from its lilac colours) a.
P. convex to depressed, viscid, violet, purple or rosy-purple;
marg. at length almost white. St. attenuate downwards,
pruinose above, white, sometimes rosy at base. G. adnate,
distant, white. Fksh violet under pellicle.
Taste mild. Woods, moist places. Aug. 34 X 2 f X f in.
1337. R. azurea Bres. (from the azure-blue pileus) a b.
P. convex to depressed, minutely granulose, dry, bright blue,
deep purple, dark indigo or greenish-slate ; mid. sometimes
ochre or brown; marg. scarcely striate, sometimes lilac,
becoming dilute cobalt and indigo. St. rugulose, equal,
ventricose or subclavate, white or clouded pale rose.
G. adnexed, crowded, white.
Edible. Taste mild, sometimes bitter. Woods, fir, grassy places under
trees. Aug.-Sept. 3| X i | X i in,
1338. R. eyanoxantha Fr. (from the colours; Gr. kuanos, blue,
xanthos, yellow) a b.
P. hemispherical to depressed, viscid, lilac, purplish, olivaceous-
green, green-slate, purplish-rufous, pale rose, purplish-slate or
buff; mid. becoming pale or yellowish. 57. equal, smooth,
shining, hollow when old, white, G. rounded, somewhat
crowded, white. Fksh white, reddish or purplish beneath
pellicle.
Said to be edible. Taste mild, pleasant. Moist places in woods, mixed ;
common. June-Oct. 3l X 2| X f in.
1338a. R. mitis W. G. Sm. (from the mild taste ; mitis, mild) b.
P. convex, then piano-expanded and depressed, viscid, then
smooth, with a separable pellicle, striate and in old examples,
tuberculate; mid. pale yellowish, surrounded by purplish-
mouse-colour or pale rose and purple; marg. yellowish or
biscuit. 57. stuffed, then hollow, slightly attenuate downwards,
rugulose, white. G. adnate, branched, veined above, white,
then faint straw-colour. Fksh white, tinging to rusty, pale
ochre beneath pellicle.
Taste mild. Woods. Aug. 3 X 2 X | in.
1339. R. heterophylla Fr. (from the gills, of different lengths;
Gr. heteros, one of two, phullon, a leaf) abc.
P. hemispherical to depressed, even, shining, usually apple-green
or indigo-apple-green; mid. darker or pale apple-green,
clouded brownish or sienna, never reddish or purple.
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