Leucosporae 



at the disk, inclining to violaceous, otherwise becoming pale, whitish, Mycena. 

 somewhat membranaceous, at first erect and oval, then parabolic, obtuse, 

 never expanded, moist, somewhat shining when dry, smooth, even, striate 

 toward the entire margin. Stem 2-3 in. long, i line thick, tubed, tense 

 and straight but not very rigid, thickened and bearded-rooted at the 

 base, pale below, dark violaceous above, when young white-mealy, 

 otherwise even, smooth, dry. Gills simply adnate, ascending, some- 

 what distant, rarely connected by veins, quite entire, white, somewhat 

 gray at the base. 



Stem less rigid than that of A. galericulatus. Truly gregarious or 

 cespitose. Fries. 



Spores 1 2x6]". B.; elliptical, i i-i2x6/u. Massee. 



Trenton, N. J. June. E. B. Sterling; West Virginia, New Jersey, 

 Pennsylvania, on decaying stumps, trunks of oak, chestnut, poplar, pine. 

 June until far into the winter. Mcllvaine. 



Plant up to 2>2 in. high. Caps usually about / in., but reaching 

 % in. 



A neat, attractive plant, whether single or in dense tufts. Its smell 

 is strong of fresh meal, and taste of that delicate flavor one finds in the 

 succulent base of the round, swamp rush, when pulled from its sheath 

 one that every country school boy and girl knows. It is pleasant raw, 

 and delicious when cooked. 



M. latifo'lia Pk. latus, broad; folium, a leaf. Pileus convex, 

 rarely somewhat umbonate, striatulate, grayish-brown. Gills white, 

 broad, hooked, decurrent-toothed. Stem slender, smooth, hollow, sub- 

 concolorous, white-villous at the base. 



Height I-I-5 m -> breadth of pileus 4-6 lines. Stem -5 lines thick. 



Under pine trees. Center. October. 



A small species with quite broad gills, growing among the fallen 

 leaves of pine trees. Gregarious. Peck, 23d Rep. N. Y. State Bot. 



Mt. Gretna, Pa. Among pine needles, scattered, sometimes four or 

 five in a cluster. September to October. Mcllvaine, 



Autumnal. Not rare. The caps though small are tenacious in the 

 mouth and lose little in cooking. The substance is agreeable and flavor 

 fine. 



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