Agaricaceae 



Fiammuia. Mt. Gretna, Pa., August, September, 1898. On ground under pine 

 trees. Gregarious. W. H . Rarer. Not elsewhere reported. 



This is a handsome plant, quite prolific in the large pine groves at 

 Mt. Gretna, Pa. The caps are of good flavor. 



F. mag'na Pk. magmis, large. Pileus fleshy, broadly convex, 

 soft, dry, fibrillose and somewhat streaked, pale yellow or buff, the mar- 

 gin commonly becoming revolute with age. Flesh whitish or yellowish. 

 Gills close, adnate or slightly decurrent, often crisped or wavy toward 

 the stem, about three lines wide, ochraceous. Stem equal or thickened 

 toward the base, fleshy-fibrous, solid, elastic, fibrillose, colored like the 

 pileus, brighter yellow within. Spores subelliptical, ochraceous, iOx6/x. 



Cespitose. Pileus 4-6 in. broad. Stem 3-4 in. long, 8-12 lines 

 thick. 



About the base of trees. Westchester county. October. 



This is a large and showy species. The stems are sometimes united 

 at the base into a solid mass. The young gills are probably yellow, 

 but I have seen only mature specimens. Peck, 5Oth Rep. N. Y. State 

 Bot. 



New Jersey, Trenton, ground in clearing, in pairs and singly. No- 

 vember, E. B. Sterling; Mt. Gretna, Pa. Mixed thin woods. October 

 to November. Near trees. Cespitose, Mcllvaine. 



Individuals of all ages were found and eaten. The young gills are 

 very light yellow, darkening to a deep, rich yellow. 



The caps are of good substance and flavor. When very young the 

 stems are edible. 



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