species of North American Fungi. 289 



70. A, (Pluteus) chrysophlebius, B. & Rav. Pileo convexo flavo 

 reticulato-rugoso ; stipite gracili basi hirsute sub-bulboso; la- 

 inellis latis remotis ex albo carneis. On putrid hickory logs, 

 September, South Carolina, H. W. Ravenel. 



Pileus ^ an inch across, convex, yellow, with darker reticu- 

 lated veins radiating from the centre; stem 1-2 inches high, 

 not 1 line thick, enlarged above, slightly bulbous, white and 

 hirsute at the base; gills broad, remote, white, then liesh- 

 coloured. 



An exquisite species, allied to A. phlebophorus, from which it 

 differs in habit and in colour. 



71. A. (Entoloma) Murraii, B. & C. Stramineus, pileo tenui 

 striato glabro ; stipite gracili ; lamellis latis distantibus adnexis. 

 Curt. no. 5800. In wet grounds, New England, D. Murray. 



Straw-yellow. Pileus 1 inch across, convex, changing to a 

 rich red brown when dry, regularly striate ; margin crenulate ; 

 stem 2 inches high, 1 line thick ; gills broad, distant, attenuated 

 behind and adnexed; interstices veined. Spores irregular, 

 2 Jo inch long. 



An extremely pretty species. 



72. A. (Clitopilus) abortivus, B. & C. Pileo e convexo piano, 

 depresse-tomentoso griseo ; stipite subsequali subtiliter floccoso 

 albido; lamellis decurrentibus carneis. Curt. no. 5737. In 

 damp wood, Sept., C. J. Sprague. 



Pileus 2 inches or more across, at first convex, then plane, 

 clothed with close felted pubescence of a clear light grey, 

 smoother in age ; flesh compact ; margin incurved ; stem 3 inches 

 high, ^ inch thick, minutely downy, especially below, often 

 tufted and connate, nearly white, solid, with a loose shining 

 pith ; gills strongly decurrent, crowded, thin, pale flesh-coloured, 

 becoming deeper in age. Spores irregular, not elongated and 

 even, as in A. prunulus, ^^qVo ^^^^ long. Often abortive, and 

 then presenting subglobose umbilicate downy masses. 



Closely allied to A. popinalis, which is also frequently abor- 

 tive, but distinguished by its downy pileus and the gills not 

 being grey. The stem also appears to be firmer. 



73. A. (Clitopilus) melilotus, B. & C. Graveolens ; pileo con- 

 vexo centro depresso glabro ; stipite subsequali striato, fibrilloso ; 

 lamellis latis decurrentibus. Curt. no. 5798. On the ground. 

 New England, D. Murray. 



Pileus 2 inches across, convex, depressed in the centre, smooth ; 

 margin incurved; stem 2| inches high, 5 inch thick, striate, 

 fibrillose; gills broad, thin, decurrent; spores irregular, jqVu 

 inch across. 



This is evidently a very well-marked species, distinguished 

 by its strong scent of melilot when dry. We are able at present 



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