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obsoletely striate, white to lemon. G. rounded-free, whitish
to light yellow, bright lemon at edge. Flesh white, as P. under
pellicle.
Said to be edible, but suspicious. Taste mild to slightly acrid; odour
pleasant, sweet. Woods, oak; uncommon. June-Oct. 4f X 2j X f in.
1360. R. Barlse Quel, (after J. B. Barla) a b.
P. convex to depressed, even, peach-colour, yellow, tinged with
orange-red or clouded ochre, dull crimson, reddish or copper-
colour ; mid. darker. St. equal, silky-pruinose, white to faintly
yellowish or reddish. G. white, then pallid-ochreous, sometimes
orange.
Taste mild, sn e e t; odour of crab, or melilot. Amongst grass under trees.
July-Oct. 3| X i | X I in.
1361. R. nítida Fr. (from the shining pileus; nitidus, shining) abc .
P. convex to slightly depressed, bay-brown-purplish, purplishcrimson,
crimson-brown, crimson, or purple-white ; mid. darker;
marg. tuberculose. St. equal, even, white or faintly clouded
rose. G. adnexed, crowded, bright lemon.
Suspected poisonous. Taste mild to nauseous or somewhat fetid ; odour
strong, unpleasant, sometimes obsolete. Woods, fir ; uncommon. July-
Sept. I X i f X § in. Var. cuprea W. G. Sm., Agaricus acpreus Kromb.
P. copper-colour. Nm. pulchralis W. G. Sm., Russula pidchralis Britz.
P. spotted red or purple at mid., ochreous at marg., or the reverse.
1362. R. alutaeea Fr. (from the colour of the gills ; alula, tanned
leather) abc.
P. hemispherical to depressed, even, crimson, red, rose, purple,
black-purple, black, olive, greenish, rarely ssruginous, becoming
pale; mid. often darker; marg. tubercular. St. equal or
slightly clavate, -white, usually clouded red, rose or purplish,
sometimes deep crimson. G. adnexed or adnate, light yellow
to bright deep ochreous. Flesh white to pale yellowish.
Edible. Taste mild, pleasant, acrid when old. Woods, beech, mixed ;
common. July-Oct. 5i X 3 X i f in.
1363. R. armeniaea Cooke (from the colour of the pileus and the
odour; armeniaeus, of the colour of the apricot) a b . Very
fragile.
P. convex to depressed, smooth, even, orange, ochre, shading
into sienna, sometimes lemon-colour. St. equal or slightly
attenuate upwards, smooth, white. G. adnato-rounded, somewhat
distant, yellowish to ochre and egg-yellow.
Taste mild; odour sweet of apricot. Woods, amongst grass under trees.
Aug. 2f X 2f X A « •
1364. R. puellaris Fr. (from its small size and grace; puellaris,
girlish) a b.
P. hemispherical, obtuse to depressed, purplish, purple, rose or
pink-orange; mid. darker, sometimes almost black, becoming
pale, not shining; marg. tuberculate. St. equal, fragile, white,
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becoming yellowish or clouded pale rose. G. adnate or
adnexed, thin, crowded, w'hite, then pallid yellow.
Taste mild. Woods, birch, pine, waysides, amongst Sphagnum. Aug.-
Oct. i f X 2§ X A in. Sometimes turning pale, foxy and yellow
where bruised. Var. intmsior Cooke. P. deep purple; mid. nearly
black. Var. roseipes Cooke. P. rose, rosy-orange, becoming blanched.
St. white, partially rosy, not changing to sienna where bruised. All the
forms grow in company.
1365. R. oehraeea Fr. (from the ochreous pileus) a.
P. hemispherical to infundibuliform, shining; marg. sulcate.
St. equal, striate, yellow, pale yellowish or white. G. rounded-
adnexed, scarcely crowded, furcate at base, ochreous. Flesh
white to ochreous.
Taste mild. Woods, fir, mixed, grassy places. Aug. 3 f X i f X f in.
1366. R. lutea Fr. (from the yellow pileus; luteus, yellow) a c.
P. convex to plano-depressed, becoming pale, sometimes white,
varying orange with scarlet mid.; marg. striate. St. equal,
even, white, shaded greyish, never reddish. G. adnexo-free,
crowded, all equal, egg-yellow.
Taste mild; odour pleasant of apricot, or almost obsolete. Woods;
uncommon. July-Oct. 2f x 2 x f in.
1367. R. nauseosa Fr. (from the nauseous taste and odour) abc.
P. hemispherical to depressed, viscid, bright yellow or purplish
to livid, becoming pale or whitish, never red or reddish, with
mid. deep ochre; varying orange or yellow with mid. darker;
marg. tuberculoso-striate. St. slightly striate, equal or subclavate,
whitish. G. adnexo-free, ventricose, white or yellowish.
Taste acrid, sometimes mild ; odour fetid to feeble, strong, sour, like decaying
oat-cake. Woods, chiefly pine. Sept.-Oct. 2j x 2® X | in. Often
resembling 1341. Y x i.fia v id a Cooke. P. clear primrose-yellow.
1368. R. vitelllna Fr. (from its egg-yellow colour; vitellus, yolk of
egg) ac.
P. convex to plane, light yellow to pallid; marg. striato-tuberculate.
St. equal, white. G. adnexo-free, equal, distant,
somewhat thick, connected by veins, saffron.
Taste mild ; odour strong. Woods, fir, mixed ; uncommon. Aug.-Sept.
i f X I X f in. There is a large form with P. 2-3 in. in diam.
1369. R. ehamseleontina Fr. (from its changing colour, chameleonlike)
a b.
P. convex to slightly depressed, flesh-colour, changing to yellow
at mid., then wholly yellow, sometimes purple, olive with slate
mid., scarlet, crimson, pale rose or vermilion with yellow mid.
St. equal, slightly striate, white. G. adnexed, thin, crowded,
equal, somewhat forked, yellow.
Taste mild, sweet; odour none. Woods, pine, beech, downs; rare.
Sept.-Oct. l i X i f X f in.