DESCRIPTIONS OF FUNGI. 93 



Yellow or Orange. 



STROPHARIA SICCAPES = dry and foot. 

 The Dry Stropharia. 



Strophafia is taken from a Greek word mean- 

 ing sword belt, referring to its ring (Steven- 

 son). Siccapes is from two words meaning 

 dry and foot. It grows on horse manure. 

 Stevenson does not mention this species. It is 

 described by Mr. Peck in the State reports. 

 Cap is a light yellow, darker in the centre, J /^ 

 inch to 1 inch broad, bell-shaped, sticky, shiny 

 when dLy, even. Stem sometimes 4 inches 

 long, slender, straight, dry, base almost club- 

 shaped. Ring scarcely perceptible, but form- 

 ing a whitish zone, shining, persistent, apex of 

 stem whitish, and slightly striate. Gills dark 

 gray, almost blackish, the margin paler, 

 adfixed, thin. We found a great many in one 

 place, of all sizes, from 1 line across cap to 1 

 inch. In some specimens the ring was want- 

 ing, but in others it was apparent. 



