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636 261.Merul. 11.HYMENOTHECE.E. PlcelLoph.
E. Merulide^. Volva ; stem central, lateral or 0^
collar 0; cap fleshy or membranaceous; hymeniam veiny;
veins superficial, distinct, simple or forked.— None are
poisonous.
XIX. 261. MERULIUS. Merule.
Stem central; cap orbicular, fleshy, convex.
Merulius aurantiacus. Orange meruJe.
Stem ochry-yellow ; cap fleshy, woolly ; veins stiff",
orange.
Agaricus aurantiacus, Wulff. Misc.Austr. 2, 107.
Merulius aurantiacus, Persoun Syn. 488.
In grass land.
XX. 262. CANTHARELLUS. Chanterelle.
Stem central ; cap orbicular, fleshy or rather membranaceous,
concave, umbilicated.
1. Cantharelhis vulgaris. Common chanterelle.
Thalli gregarious, entirely yelk-yellow; cap fleshy, bald,
depressed.
Agaricus Cantharelhis, Lin. S. P. 1641 ; Sowerby Fungi, 46.
Merulius Cantharellus, Persoon Syn. 488.
In woods.
Esteemed as a sauce ; odour like ripe apricocks.
2. Canlliarellus lutescens. Yellowish chanterelle.
Stem hollow, yellow; cap umbilicated, bald, yellow; veins
bright grey.
Agaricus canfharelloides, Sotverby Funs^i, 47.
Helvella cantharelloides, Bull. Herb. 473.
Merulius lutescens, Persoon Syn. 489.
In woods; autymn.
2. Cantharelhis tulceformis. Trumpet chanterelle.
Thalli gregarious, small; stem yellow, rather thick; cap
membranaceous, umbilicated, wrinkly, scaly, brown; veins
straight, yellow, rather grey.
Helvella (ubfEformis, Bull Herb. 461.
Peziza undulata. Bolt. Fung. 105.
Merulius tubifonnis, Persoon Syn. 489.
4. Cantharellus cor?iucopioides. Cor??ucopicB chanterelle.
Thalli in tufts, blackish ; cap membranaceous, rather
scaly; veins scarcely visible.
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