LeucosporaB 



Var. nigres'cens Lasch. Whitish; pileus thin, soft, at first convex, ciitocybe. 

 obtuse then plane, somewhat umbonate, and somewhat depressed; gills 

 decurrent, very much crowded, narrow, stem solid, downy. 



Pileus 2-3 in. broad. Stem \^'\% in. long, 2-3 lines thick. 



Odor rather sweet, taste unpleasant. Cooke. 



New Jersey, Haddonfield, pine woods. July to August. Mcllvaine. 



This Ciitocybe is in every way unattractive. It is not poisonous, but 

 no one would care to eat it. 



C. me'dia Pk. medius, middle.. Because intermediate between C. 

 nebularis and C. clavipes. Pileus^ plate xx 

 fleshy, convex, becoming plane or 

 slightly depressed, dry, dark grayish- 

 brown, the margin often wavy or ir- 

 regular, flesh white, taste mild. Gills 

 broad, subdistant, adnate or decur- 

 rent, whitish, the interspaces some- 

 what venose. Stem equal or but 

 slightly thickened at the base, solid, 

 elastic, not polished, colored like or 

 a little paler than the pileus. Spores 

 elliptical, 8x5/*. 



Pileus 2-4 in. broad. Stem 1-2 



in. long, 4-8 lines thick. Mossy ground in deep woods. North Elba. 

 September. 



This species is intermediate between C. nebularis and C. clavipes. 

 In its general appearance, and in the character of the pileus and stem, 

 it resembles C. nebularis, but in the character of the more distant gills 

 and in the size of the spores it is nearer C. clavipes, of which it might 

 perhaps be regarded as a variety. Two forms are distinguishable. In 

 one the gills are more distant, slightly rounded behind, and adnate or 

 abruptly terminated ; in the other they are closer and more distinctly 

 decurrent. The plant is edible. Peck, 42d Rep. N. Y. State Bot. 



I have known this fungus very favorably since 1883, and regard it as 

 one of the best. I have seen it in the West Virginia mountains only, 

 but it will probably be found in cool, shaded, high localities all over the 

 country. Both it and the C. nebularis are well worthy of search. 



CLITOCYBE MEDIA. 

 One-half natural size. 



