Ochrosporae 



Spores brownish-rust-color. The small bulb at the base is formed by Naucoria. 

 the mycelium being rolled together. Stature variable. Fries. 



Spores dingy rust-color, elliptical, 10-12x4-5^ Massee. 



West Virginia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, in grassy places, pastures 

 and along pavements. Common. May to November. Mcllvaine. 



In 1897 Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, abounded with N. pediades, 

 which were collected and eaten by many. The caps are tender and of 

 a mushroom flavor. 



N. semi-Ol'bicula'ris Bull. semi, half; orbicularis, round. (Plate 

 LXXVIII, p. 294.) Pileus 1-2 in. broad, tawny rust-color then ochra- 

 ceous, slightly fleshy, convexo-expanded, obtuse, dry, even, smooth, 

 corrugated when dry. Stem 3-4 in. long, scarcely beyond I line thick, 

 cartilaginous, tough, slender, tense and straight, equal, even, smooth, 

 becoming pallid nist-color, shining, often darker at the base, internally 

 containing a separate narrow tube which is easily broken up into fibrils. 

 Gills adnate, rarely sinuate behind, almost 3 lines broad, and many 

 times broader than the flesh of the pileus, crowded, pallid then rust- 

 color. 



The pileus is slightly viscid when fresh and moist. Easily distin- 

 guished from S. semi-globatus, with which it has been confounded, by 

 the stem. Stevenson. 



Spores 14x8^ W.G.S.; 1 0x5-67* Massee. 



Allied to N. pediades, distinguished by its viscid cap when moist, 

 and dark stem. 



Common over the states. Washington, D. C., Mrs. Mary Fuller. 



West Virginia, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, New Jersey. Solitary, 

 sometimes cespitose, very common on lawns, rich pastures, etc. April 

 until frost. Mcllvaiue. 



This is one of our first appearing toadstools, coming up when the 

 grass shows its full spring hue. It is found after rains until the coming 

 of frost. Its hemispherical caps, precise, neat, dark gills and brown 

 spores readily distinguish it. While usually small, patience and pick- 

 ing will soon gather quarts. The caps cook easily and are of excellent 

 flavor. 



N. platysper'ma Pk. platys, broad; sperma, seed. PileilS convex, 

 becoming nearly plane, glabrous, slightly tinged with ochraceous or red- 

 dish-yellow when young, soon whitish, the margin at first adorned with 



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