Cap 1½ in. across, convex, broadly umbonate, margin involute, yellowish-brown, silky, innately fibrillose, shining, when young the cap is round, margin involute. Veil white, fibrillose, fugacious, leaving no trace on stem. Flesh thick in center, solid, close-grained, white, tinged with brown. Tastes strongly as radishes. Skin partially detachable.
Gills exceedingly beautiful in their deep claret-color, which is permanent, decurrent.
Stem 3 in. long, shining, smooth, white near top, brownish below, equal, fibrous, stuffed, skin removable.
On ground among pines, near station, Mt. Gretna, Pa. August to frost. Solitary, gregarious and cespitose.
Taste and smell like radishes. The caps cook well and are of fair flavor. Makes good patties and croquettes.
C. cinnabarinus, Var. 1. Mt. Gretna, Pa., August to frost. On decaying chestnut stumps.
Cap 1 in. across, shining, convex, orange-brown, white on margin and under minute appressed squamules, but few on margin; apparent remnant of a veil on cap, as a viscid skin.
Gills rounded behind, slightly emarginate, like Tricholoma, grayish-brown when young, becoming a brilliant scarlet, unequal.
Stem 2 in. high, over ¼ in. thick, white, covered with brownish-orange appressed squamules, often with stained marking of veil or fragments of veil as ring. Cespitose, connate.
Taste and smell strong like radishes. Flavor in dish is decided but pleasant. Makes good patties and croquettes.