84 MUSHROOMS. 



Red or Pink. 



der, tough and of same color as cap, 2 lines 

 thick, fibrous, stuffed, often twisted and 

 white, with soft, weak hairs at base (villous). 

 Gills are attached to stem with a decurrent 

 tooth, broad, distant, of a peculiar flesh 

 color. We found several varieties. One 

 had gills of a beautiful violet color (Yar. 

 amethystina), in another the gills were pale 

 (Yar. pallidifolia). (Peck.) A small form with 

 radiating lines extending from near the centre 

 to the margin (Var. striatula), Peck, is an 

 interesting species and often seen. They grow 

 closely together on the sides of roads, in groups, 

 all through the season. Sometimes the cap is 

 very small, \ inch across. It often grows in 

 arcs of circles. 



CLITOCYBE INFUNDIBULIFORMIS = funnel-shaped. 

 The Funnel-shaped Clitocybe. 



Cap a pale red color, 2 to 3 inches broad, 

 convex when young, then slightly raised in the 

 middle, umbonate, afterward the margin is ele- 

 vated and the cap becomes funnel-shaped and 

 the margin wavy. Flesh thin and white. Stem 

 \\ to 3 inches long, 2 to 3 lines thick, smooth, 

 paler colored than the cap, tapering upward. 

 Gills rather decurrent, arc-shaped, broad, dis- 



