Ii 1 2 2 3 . R u ssu la (F ragiles) fin g ib ilis . Britz. Eym. Sudh. V f f. 32.
Fingib'ilis = imaginary, seeming.
Pileus yellow, convex, then plane or depressed, viscid, darker in
the centre (about 2 in. diam.), thin towards the margin, but not
striate. Stem equal, soft, white, spongy, a t length hollow (2 in.
-g- hi. thick), tlesh white, mild, inodorous. Gills rath er
unequal, attenuated behind, somewhat crowded, thin, white. Spores
nearly globose, 8-10 y .—Gooke Illus. t. 1048.
Under trees.
1 2 2 4 . R u ssu la (Fragiles) p e c tin a ta . Bull Champ, t. 409. n .o.p .
Pectina'ta = pectinate, like a comb.
Acrid; pileus fleshy, rigid, flattened or depressed, opaque, discoid,
margin pectinately sulcate, flesh yellowish beneath the adnate
viscid cuticle ; stem spongy, stuffed, rigid, striate, white ; gills
attenuated b eh in d ,/« « , crowded, equal, simple, white.—Fz-. Hym.
Fur. 449. Cooke Illu s. t. 1101.
In woods.
Smell like that of S,. fastens-, polliole separable; pileus 3 in. across, diso
darker.
12 2 5 . R u ssu la (Fragiles) ochroleuca. Pers. Syn. 443.
Och'ro-leuca = ochrey-white.
Acrid. Pileus fleshy, expanded or depressed, polished, cuticle
adnate, turning pale ; margin patent, becoming even ; stem spongy,
stuffed, firm, reticulato-riigulose, white, theu cinereous ; gills rounded
behind, connected, broad, subequal, white, then pallid,—Fr. Hym.
Fur. 449. Cooke Illus. t. 1049.
In fir woods.
Spores 10 X 9 / .
1 2 2 6 . R u ssu la (F ragiles) granulo sa . Cooke, Grevillea.
Gra n u lo 'sa= mealy.
Acrid. Pileus convex, plane, then depressed or infundibuliform
(2-3 in. diam.), a t first viscid, ochraoeous yellow, disc darker,
breaking up into minute grannies, margin even or faintly striate
when old. Stem 2-3 in. long, L- 1 in. thick, minutely granular or
mealy throughout, grannies snow-white a t the apex, fuscous below,
internally wliite, .spongy ; gills rather crowded,somewhat attenuated
behind, nearly free, equal, rarely furcate, white ; spores rough,
subglobose, 12 y diam., apioulate, w h ite .-G o o /e Illus. t. 1038.
On the ground, under trees.
Habit nearly that of R. ochroleuca., which it also resembles in colour, but
differing in the darker aud minutely granular diso as well as the mealy
stem, which is not at all grey ; the cuticle ot the pileus is continuous at the
margin for some distance along the edge of the gills.
1 2 2 7 . R u ssu la (Fragiles) eezuginea. Fries. Hym, Eur,
Hffrugimea = like verdigris.
Mild . Pileus convex, then flattened ; disc darker, depressed,
even, rather dry, verdigris-green ; margin striate; stem firm, even,
smooth, w h ite ; gills attenuated behind, slightly adnexed, rather
distant, white.— Cooke Illus. t. 1090.
In woods.
Spores 9 y.
1 2 2 8 . R u ssu la (Fragiles) c itz in a . Gillet Eym. Supp. 6.
Citirina — citron-coloured.
Mild. Pileus fleshy, convex, more or less a little depressed in
the middle, rather viscid when moist, smooth, a little wrinkled at
the margin when old, o f a bright citron-yellow, ordinarily uniform,
sometimes a little lighter at the margin, and occasionally also
slightly tinted greenish (5-10 cent, diam.) A t length the centre
of the pileus is discoloured and takes a pale ochraoeous tin t ; the
epidermis is easily raised a t the margin of the pileus. Gills white,
slightly decurrent, bifurcate a t the base, and occasionally also in
the middle, broader a t the marginal extremity, insensibly
attenuated towards the base. Stem solid, white, striate, equal, or
a little attenuated at the base, straight, or slightly flexuous ; flesh
white, rather firm; odour almost none ; taste sweet, or very slightly
acrid.— Cooke Illus. t. 1078.
In mixed woods.
1 2 2 9 . R u s s u la (F ia g i le s ) f t a g i l i s . Pers. Syn. p . 4,40.
Frag'ilis = breakable.
Very acrid ; pileus lax, fleshy, thin, plane, depressed, unequal,
polished, cuticle thin, becoming pale, opaque, slightly viscid ;
margin tuberouloso-striate; stem stuffed, then hollow, shining;
gills fixed, thiu, crowded, ventricose, white.—Ilym. Eur. 450.
Cooke Illu s. t. 1091.
In woods.
var. n iv ia . Pers. Syn. 438.
Hiviea = snowy.
Whole plant white.—Fr.
1060 B.
Spores 8 y.
Hym. Eur. 450. Cooke Illus. t.