gills rather thin, distant, at length crisped.—F r. Epicr. 320
Batsch. f . 212. Fl. Dan. t. Ann. N.H. no. 258.
In woods. [S, Carolina.]
Resembles closely, in many respects, II. ebumms, but is beautifully dis-
tingaislied by the golden yellow pubescence, which is sprinkled here and
there over the p lp t, but principally on the stem and margin of the pileus.
Sometimes the gills are elegantly edged with yellow flocci. Smell strong.
651. Hygrophorus ebuzenus. Fr. “ Ivory Hygrophorus.”
White ; pileus fleshy, even, smooth, margin entire ; stem
stuffed, then hollow, unequal, punctate above witb glandular
scales ; gills firm, distant, straight.—Dr. Epicr.p. 321. Bull. t. 551,
f . 2 . Lenz. f . 8 . Schoeff.t. 39. B u x b .ÏY.t.30, f .2 . Berh. Outl. t.
1 5 ,/. 1. Eng. F I.y . p. 13. P ric e ,/. 19. Krombh. t. 6 1 ,/. 11-14.
In woods. Oct. Nov. Esculent. [S. Carolina.]
Pileus 2-3 in. broad, shining when dry ; stem at length hollow, very
™ flexuous in elongated specimens.—Dries. Spores 'OOOl? X
.00022 in.
5 5 2 . Hygrophorus cossus. Dr. “ Goat-moth Hygrophorus.”
White ; pileus fleshy, even, smooth, viscid, inclining to yellowish,
margin naked ; stem stuffed, subequal, furfuraeeous
above ; gills thin, distant, straight.—F r .E p ic r .p . 321. Sow. t.
121. Eng. F I .y.p. 13. Mag.Zool. 4 B o t.n o .40. Berh. exs. no.2.
In woods. Oct. Strong scented.
Kleus IJ in. broad, pure white, slimy, shining when dry, stained here
and there with yellowish, the disc sometimes sub-ooliraceous. Gills broad
thick distant, adnato-decurrent, conneoted by veins, and themselves
slightly veined. Spores white, elliptic. Stem 2i in high, 1-3 lines thick,
nearly equal, here and there yellow when bruised. Smell like that of the
larva of the goat-moth.—iff. J. B.
5 5 3 . Hygrophorus cezasinus. B . “ Waxy Hygrophorus.”
Pileus flesby, convex, broadly umbonate, pale umber, then
grey, viscid, margin minutely tomentose ; stem white, solid, attenuated
below, punctato-squamulose above ; gills broad, decurrent,
white, tinged with pink, sometimes forked, very distant.__
Berh. Outl.p. 197. Eng. F I.y .p . 12.
In fir plantations. Oct. Rare. Winkbourn, Notts.
Subgregarious, sometimes three from the same root. Pileus li- to 2i in.
broad, pale umber, or oehraceous-bistre, inclining to grey when old fleshy
convex broadly umbonate, often more or less wavy, at length sometimes
somewhat depressed, viscid, shining when dry; margin clothed with
minute white down, divided into little linear heaps by the pressure of
the gills in the early stage of growth; gills broad, deourrent, white, with a
slight tinge of ochre or flesh colour, thick, very distant, some ofthem forked.
Stem 1-2 in. high, 2-0 lines thick, white, solid, generally attenuated below,
punctato-squamulose above. Odour pleasant, like cherry laurel leaves.—
M .J .B .
5 5 4 . Hygzophozus a z om a ticu s.
phorus.”
B . “ Aromatic Hygro-
Very tender; pileus flesby, smootb, cinnamon, glutinous;
stem stuffed, tben bollow, reticulated ; gills pinkisb, decurrent
wben young.—Berh. Outl.p. 1 9 8 . Sow. 1.144. Eng. Fl. Y. p . 1 4 .
Smell agreeable, spicy. Not found since tbe time of
Sowerby.
Pileus 2-34 in. broad, fleshy, generally covered with a thick glutinous skin,
which becomes corrugated in drying, cinnamon, blackish, like the rest of
the plant when bruised ; gills pinkish. Stem 14-3 in. long, 3-5 lines thick,
hollow, and pithy. Whole plant when fresh so tender that it is difficult to
gather. Odour agreeable, spicy. Taste watery, with a peppermint-like
coolness in the mouth, and alasting roughness in the throat.—Aow.
555. Hy g zo pL o zu s m e s o te p h z u s . B . 4 B r . “ Brown-disc
Hygrophorus.”
Pileus convex, subbemispberical, bygropbanous, white, with
a brown disc, striate, viscid, as well as the slender stuffed stem,
which is fioccoso-granulated above ; gills decurrent, pure wbite.
—Ann. N .H . ser. ii. xiii. 1. 1 5 , / 2. Berh. Outl.p. 1 9 8 .
In woods. Rare. Bowood.
Pilens about 1 in. across, convex, snhhemispherioal, white, with the disc
brown, viscid, striate, the extreme margin often remaining quite even; flesh
white, hygrophanous ; stem about 2 in. high, 2 lines thick, flexuous, attenuated
at the base, white, viscid, floccoso-granulated at the apex, stuffed with
a fibrillose pith. Gills pure white, moderately broad, rather distant, ventricose,
shortly decurrent. Spores -00035 in. long. In age the lower part of
the stem slightly sta ined.-A . A Br.
556. H y g z o p h o z u s a z h u s t i v u s . Fr. “ Wood Hygrophorus.”
Pileus flesby, convexo-plane, obtuse, viscid, innato-virgate,
becoming tawny; stem solid, naked, equal, elastic, incurved,
smootb, white, mealy above; gills adnate, distant, thick, firm,
wbite.— Fr . Epicr. p. 323. B. 4 Br. Ann. N .H . ( 1 8 6 5 ) , m o . 9 3 2 ,
101 3 .
In woods, under birch, &c. Dec. Wiltshire.
Pilens 2 in., hriok-red or red-brown, margin paler. Stem IJ in. and upwards.
Gills scarcely deourrent. Odour and taste not unpleasant.
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