Leucosporse 



T. resplen'dens Fr. shining brightly. Pileus fleshy, convex then Trichoioma. 

 nearly plane, even, bare, viscid, white, sometimes hyaline-spotted or 

 yellowish on the disk, shining when dry, the margin straight. Flesh 

 white, taste mild, odor pleasant. Gills nearly free when young, then 

 emarginate, somewhat crowded, rather thick, entire, white. Stem 

 solid, bare, subbulbous, even, dry, white. Spores 8x4^. 



Pileus 2-4 in. broad. Stem 2-3 in. long, 4-8 lines thick. 



Thin woods. Catskill mountains. September. Peck, 44th Rep. 

 N. Y. State Bot. 



Mt. Gretna, Pa. , in mixed woods. October and November. Mcllvaine. 



It is of excellent flavor, consistency and food value. 



T. transmu'tans Pk. changing. Pileus convex, nearly bare, viscid 

 when moist, brownish, reddish-brown or tawny-red, usually paler on the 

 margin. Flesh white, taste and odor farinaceous. Gills narrow, close, 

 sometimes branched, whitish or pale yellowish, becoming dingy or red- 

 dish-spotted when old. Stem equal or slightly tapering upward, bare 

 or slightly silky-fibrillose, stuffed or hollow, whitish, often marked with 

 reddish stains or becoming reddish-brown toward the base, white within. 

 Spores subglobose, 5/*. 



Pileus 2-4 in. broad. Stem 3-4 in. long, 3-6 lines thick. 



Woods. The plants are often cespitose. 



I suspect that Agaricus frumentaceus of Curtis 's catalogue belongs to 

 this species. Both the pileus and stem, as well as the gills, are apt to 

 assume darker hues with age or in drying, and this character suggested 

 the specific name. The species is classed as edible. Peck, 44th Rep. 

 N. Y. State Bot. 



Curtis catalogues T. frumentaceum as edible. 



T. transmutans is reported from many states. It has a mealy taste 

 and odor. Wherever it is found it is a valuable food species. 



T. sejunc'tum Sow. separated ; from the peculiar manner in which 

 the gills separate from the stem. Pileus fleshy, convex then expanded, 

 umbonate, slightly viscid, streaked with innate brown or blackish fibrils, 

 whitish or yellowish, sometimes greenish-yellow. Flesh white, fragile. 

 Gills broad, snbdistant, rounded behind or emarginate, white. Stem 

 solid, stout, often irregular, white. Spores subglobose, 6.5/x. 



PileilS 1-3 in. broad. Stem 1-3 in. long, 4-8 lines thick. 



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