40 AGARICINI. 



Gills, adnexed, slightly emarginate, whitish at first then 

 ash gray. 



Stem, equal, solid to stuffed, whitish. 

 Pileus one to three inches broad. 



This is named from its appearing like the color of earth. The color of 

 pileus is a light fawn color with darker fibrils. It is a variable species in 

 size, cespitose. You will find all sizes in a cluster, from a nickel to a 

 silver dollar. 



Woods and lawns ; found nice specimens under a magnolia tree in Jos. 

 Hertzog's lawn. Not poisonous. 



T. personatum. Fr. Masked Tricholoma. 



Pileus, compact, spongy, flesh thick, convex, with involute 

 margin, of a pale, violet color. The color peculiar, when once 

 seen can easily be identified. 



Gills, emarginate, free, broad, close, white, with a peach- 

 blossom tinge. 



Stem, same tint as the pileus and bulbous, villous, pruinose. 



Pileus two to four inches, esculent, with an agreeable flavor. 



This is the masked Tricholoma on account of its similarity to Tricho- 

 loma nudus. 



On the ground, but late in the season, found them in December. Has 

 no particular locality. 



It is of a dull violaceous tint, growing in woods, lawns, and roadsides ; 

 two to five inches broad. It has a musty flavor. Edible. 



T. nobile. Pk. Noble Tricholoma. 



Pileus, very fleshy, spongy, yellowish white ; flesh tinged 

 with yellow ; taste unplea'^ant. 



Gills, broad, white, changing to yellow, rounded behind. 

 Stem, robust, floccose, pruinose. 

 Pileus two to four inches broad. 

 Kuhn's woods. 



