Leucosporae 



entirely fibrous, solid, white, usually curved and ascending, coalescent cutocybe. 

 into a solid mass at the base. Gills adnato-decurrent, or often more or 

 less adnexed, up to /a in. broad, rather narrowed towards the margin, 

 often wavy. Spores globose, smooth, 4/A diameter. 



On the ground and on sawdust. 



Albion, Orleans county, N. Y., Dr. Gushing. October, 1898. 



On ground in grassy places (Woodland Cemetery, May 22, 1897). 

 Mcllvaine. 



Particularly welcome to toadstool lovers are the early comers. The 

 present species is among the first. It is rich in quantity, substance and 

 flavor. 



C. mul'ticeps Pk. multus, many; caput, a head. (Plate XXVIIa, 

 p. 94-) Pileus fleshy, thin except on the disk, firm, convex, slightly 

 moist in wet weather, whitish, grayish or yellowish-gray. Flesh white, 

 taste mild. Grills close, adnate and slightly decurrent, whitish. Stems 

 densely cespitose, equal or slightly thickened at the base, solid or stuffed, 

 firm, elastic, slightly pruinose at the apex, whitish. Spores globose, 



5-8/*. 



Pileus 1-3 in. broad. Stem 2-4 in. long, 3-6 lines thick. 



Open places, grassy ground, etc. Albany and Sandlake. June and 

 October. This species forms dense tufts, often composed of many in- 

 dividuals. In this respect it is related to such species as C. tumulosa, 

 C. aggregata and C. illudens. From the crowding together of many 

 individuals the pileus is often irregular. Sometimes the disk is brown- 

 ish and occasionally slightly silky. The gills are sometimes slightly 

 sinuate, thus indicating a relationship to the species of Tricholoma. The 

 taste, though mild, is somewhat oily and unpleasant. The plants appear 

 in wet, rainy weather, either early in the season or in autumn. Speci- 

 mens have been sent to me from Massachusetts by R. K. Macadam and 

 Professor Farlow, and from Pennsylvania by Dr. W. Herbst. Peck, 

 43d Rep. N. Y. State Bot. 



West Virginia, New Jersey, Mt. Gretna, Pa. In May, and in autumn 

 months. Very variable in size, color, shape of gills, texture and taste. 

 Mcllvaine. 



The early spring clusters are remarkable for their tenderness and 

 excellence. Clusters of hundreds of individuals grew abundantly at Mt. 

 Gretna in May, 1899. When the fungus was young the gills were 



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