“Several allied species enjoy the reputation of being esculent, notably _H. niveus_; and my friend Mr. F. C. Penrose has eaten, and speaks favourably of _H. psittacinus_--a highly ornamental yellow species, with a green stem, sometimes common enough in rich pastures (and _said_ to be very suspicious).”--_W. G. Smith._ _Cantharellus cibarius_ (Chantarelle). [Illustration: Fig. 39. _Cantharellus cibarius_ (Chantarelle). Woods, autumn; rich golden yellow; diameter, 2 to 4 inches.] When young its _stalk_ is tough, white, and solid; but as it grows this becomes hollow and presently changes to yellow; tapering below, it is effused into the substance of the _pileus_, which is of the same colour with it. The _pileus_ is lobed, and irregular in shape; its margin at first deeply involute, afterwards when expanded, wavy. The _veins_ or plaits are thick, subdistant, much sinuated, running some way down the stalk. The _flesh_ is white, fibrous, dense, “having the odour of apricots” (_Purton_) or of “plums” (_Vitt._). “The _colour_ yellow, like that of the yolk of eggs, is deeper on the under surface; when raw it has the pungent taste of pepper: the _spores_, which are elliptic, are of a pallid ochre colour.” (_Vitt._) The Chantarelle grows sometimes sporadically, sometimes in circles or segments of a circle, and may be found from June to October. At first it assumes the shape of a minute cone: next, in consequence of the rolling in of the margin, the pileus is almost spherical, but as this unfolds it becomes hemispherical, then flat, at length irregular and depressed. “This fungus,” observes Vittadini, “being rather dry and tough by nature, requires a considerable quantity of fluid sauce to cook it properly.” “The common people in Italy dry or pickle, or keep it in oil for winter use. Perhaps the best ways of dressing the Chantarelle are to stew or mince it by itself, or to combine it with meat or with other funguses. It requires to be gently stewed, and a long time to make it tender; but by soaking it in milk the night before, less cooking will be requisite.”--_Badham._ _Hydnum repandum_ (Hedgehog, or Spine-bearing Mushroom). [Illustration: Fig. 40. _Hydnum repandum_ (Spine-bearing Mushroom). Woods, autumn; colour, pale buff; diameter, 2 to 5 inches.] _Pileus_ smooth, irregular in shape, depressed in the centre, more or less lobed, and generally placed irregularly on the stem (eccentric); of a pale buff or cinnamon colour; from two to five inches in diameter. Flesh firm and white; when bruised it turns slightly brown. _Spines_ crowded, awl-shaped, slanting, soft and brittle, varying in size and length, and of a faint cinnamon tint. _Stem_ white, short, solid, crooked, and often lateral.