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120. T. earneum Quél, (from its flesh-colour ; caro) abc.
P. becoming whitish. St. attenuate downwards, paler than P.
G. white. Flesh white.
Fields and waysides in woods ; frequent. May-Oct. i | X i j X | in,
121. T. eælatum Gill, (from its umbilicus, chiselled out; cælum, a
chisel) a b c.
P. becoming flocculose, brownish, then pale grey. St. pale
brown. G. dull white or grey.
Woods, downs. April-Sept. iJ X iJ X ÿ f in. Resembling certain species
of Omphalia.
e. Guttata.
122. T. gambosum Gill, (from the hoof-like pileus ; gamba, a hoof)
a b c. Buff-white.
P. hemispherical. G. crowded.
Solitary or 2-3 connate ; in large rings or troops. Edible if gathered in dry
weather and not rank smelling. Odour strong of new meal, pleasant,
varying to rank as in Polyporus squamosus. Fields and downs. April-
July. 3| X 2 X l 4 in. “ St. George’s mushroom.” Must not be confounded
with 133 or the solitary form of 123.
123. T. albellum Quél, (albus, white) a b c.
P. conical, then convex, pale dull yellowish-white. St. ovato-
bulbous, colour as P. G. very crowded.
Solitary or connate. Taste pleasant ; odour weak. Woods. April-Oct.
Solitary— 3 X 2 X I in. Connate—i f X i f X J in. The connate forni
must not be confounded with connate 153.
124. T. boreale Karst, (from its growing chiefly in northern countries ;
borealis, northern) a b c.
P. subumbonate, flesh-colour. St. attenuate downwards, pale
flesh-colour. G. crowded.
Said to be edible. Odour of fresh meal. Grassy places. 2| x 2| x J in.
Not unlike 648 in general appearance.
125. T. amethystinum Gill, (from its colour) a.
P. livid lilac or grey-purple. St. livid.
Woods, pine. Sept. 2f X 2 X J in.
126. T. tigrinum Quél, (from the markings on the pileus) a b.
P. pallid brown, spotted-brown. St. white.
Solitary or cæspitose. Odour usually none, sometimes fetid. Woods, fir,
open places ; rare. June-July. Allied to 129 and 142.
127. T. pes-eapræ Quél, (from a fancied resemblance in the stem to
a goat’s foot, pes-capra) a c.
P. umbonate, fragile, grey or brownish; marg. cracked. St.
brownish-white. G. becoming ashy, rarely olive.
Odour of meal. Open places, under oaks. Oct.-Nov. X 2f X § in.
Var. multiforme Mass. Smaller and flesh of pileus thinner than type,
gregarious.
/ . Spongiosa.
128. T. Sehumaeheri Gill, (after Christian Friedrich Schumacher) ab.
P. livid grey or faint brownish-lilac ; mid. darker ; marg.
exceeding G. St. ivory-greyish or white, base ^ villous. G.
subdecurrent, very crowded, white or brownish-white.
Woods, hothouses. Autumn. 3 i X 3f X î i"- N o t unlike 153.
128a. T. amieum Gill, (from its being well known ; amicus, a friend) a.
P. fleshy, convexo-expanded, broadly umbonate, even, glabrous,
dusky- or olive-brown; membrane of P. extending beyond G.
St. solid, firm, bulbous, white or slightly suffused with colour of
P. G. rounded, almost free, broad, distant, white. Flesh
white.
Solitary. Odour none. Amongst pines, mossy places. Autumn.
3 X 3è X è in.
129. T. eireumteetum Sacc. (from the encircling margin of the
pileus, circumtecius) a b.
P. olive or dusky; mid. tawny. St. white. G. emarginate,
distant.
Taste mild ; odour none. Sept. 2j X i | X | in. Elastic. Compare 126
and 142.
130. T. patulum Quél, (from the spread out pileus, patulus) a b c.
P. ivory-brown to pale, dull lavender-brown or whitish, becoming
pale yellowish. St. white. G. rounded, almost free to distant,
whitish.
Solitary, cæspitose or in troops. Odour none. Woods, under birches. Only
appearing in very wet seasons. Oct. 4 X 3 X l | in. The cæspitose
form must not be confounded with 179.
131. T. areuatum Quél, (from its arched gills) a c.
P. dark-brown; mid. almost black, becoming lighter. St. subbulbous,
white, brown at base. G. sinuate, white or buff-white.
Flesh becoming yellow or brownish.
Gregarious. Grassy ground. Oct.-Nov. 2| X i j X Sometimes
confounded with 109a and 144.
132. T. oreinum Gill, (from its usual habitat ; Gr. oreinos, hilly) a.
P. livid brown; marg. exceeding G. St. subbulbous, white
above, ochreous below. G. rounded, free. Flesh white.
Solitary. Odour none. Heaths and open ground. Autumn, i j X i j X J in.
Sometimes confounded with 144.
133. T. album Quél, (albits, white) a b c. Ivory-white, sometimes
becoming faintly yellowish or slightly buff, fleshy.
P. dry. St. attenuate upwards. G. sinuate.
Perhaps poisonous. Taste unpleasant, bitter, acrid; odour weak or none.
Woods; frequent. Aug.-Nov. 4è X 3f X f in. Var. ceesariatum Quél.
P. thin. St. thin. G. almost free. Must be carefully distinguished from
other white species.