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they are scooped at the attachment with the stem. The diag- 

 nostic characters are the fleshy stem, continuous with the flesh 

 of the pileus or cap, and the gills sinuate. 



All growing on the ground except a few species growing on 

 rotten wood, reported by Prof. Peck. 



This family is well represented in Lehigh County. 



Fries divides the genus into difi"erent tribes, according to 

 their biological character, viz : 



I. The slimy Tricholoma. 



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The true Tricholoma. 

 The rigid Tricholoma. 

 The silky Tricholoma. 

 The spongy Tricholoma. 

 The watery Tricholoma, 



T. terriferum. Pk. 



This is a beautiful, robust toadstool. 



Pileus, convex, involute, wavy and involute on margin, 

 viscid, pale yellow or whitish, generally with a good deal of 

 dirt adhering to the top of cap on account of the sticky or 

 viscid secretion on it, hence the specific name — earth-bearing 

 Tricholoma. 



Gills, are snow-white, rather close. 



Stem, short and fleshy, slightly mealy. 



Late in fall. Koch Island, near an abandoned ore bed. 



T. resplendens. Fr. 



Pileus, viscid, convex, expanded, pure white. This is the 

 only white viscid species of Tricholoma. 

 Gills, nearly free, white. 

 Stem, solid white, two to four inches in diameter. 



