Agaricaceae 



Hebeioma. Mt. Gretna, Pa., among leaves under oaks. Frequent. September to 

 November. Mcllvaine. 



Caps 1/^3 in. across. Remarkably glutinous, shining as if var- 

 nished when wet. Partial veil not always noticeable. 



The odor and taste are pleasant. The caps when well cooked are 

 meaty, good, but of second quality. 



DENUDA'TI. Pileus smooth, etc. 



H. cmstulinifor'me Bull. crnstulum, a small pie; forma, form. 

 PileilS pale-whitish tan, most frequently pale-yellowish or brick-color at 

 the disk, fleshy, convexo-plane, obtuse or slightly gibbous with an ob- 

 tuse umbo, somewhat spreading with an uneven margin, even, smooth, 

 at first slightly viscid, not zoned. Flesh transparent when moist. Stem 

 stuffed then hollow, stout, somewhat bulbous, white, naked, white-scaly 

 at the top. Gills rounded-adnexed, crowded, narrowed, i line broad 

 and linear, thin, whitish then clay-color, at length date-brown, the un- 

 equal edge distilling watery drops in wet weather t spotted when dry . 



Veil quite wanting. Odor strong, fetid, of radish. Very variable 

 in stature; the stem, however, is never elongated as in A. elatus, etc. ; 

 in smaller specimens equal, pileus regular, gills almost adnate. 



In mixed woods. Common. August to November. Stevenson. 



Spores ellipsoid, 10-12x5-7^ K.; 9x5^ W.G.S. 



Var. minor Cke. Smaller than the type. 



Minnesota, common in woods, Johnson; California, H. and M.; Wis- 

 consin, Bnndy; New Jersey, Ellis; Vermont, Burt ( Lloyd) ; New York, 

 Peck, 4ist Rep. ; Mt. Gretna, Pa., November, 1898. In woods. Mc- 

 llvaine. 



But one specimen found and that was sent to Professor Peck. Taste 

 bitter. 



Regarded as poisonous by European writers. It is not reported as 

 tested in America. 



