102 MUSHROOMS. 



Gray. 



not bulbous, but is sheathed quite high in a 

 loose, soft wrapper, the remains of the volva. 

 There is no ring. Gills are whitish, free from 

 the stem, and rounded. It is easily broken. 

 There are several varieties (Peck). In one the 

 plant is white, Var. alba. In Var. livida the 

 cap is a leaden brownish color, and in the Var. 

 fulva the cap is tawny yellow and ochraceous. 

 The mouse-colored form is the most common. 

 We found many specimens in July and August. 



CORTINARIUS COHRUGATUS = wrinkled. 

 The Wrinkled Cortinarius 



Cap gray, with a pinkish-yellowish tint, 2 

 inches broad, campanulate, sticky, broken up 

 into squamules, pellicle scaling, margin thin. 

 Stem slender, 5 inches long, shiny, mealy at 

 apex, slightly bulbous. Gills gray color, ad- 

 nexed, distant, ventricose. This is a pretty 

 mushroom. The shade of color of the pileus 

 is delicate. We found it in August in the 

 woods, 



BOLETUS FELLEUS = bitter. 

 The Bitter Boletus. 



This Boletus varies much in color ; our plant 

 was a brownish-gray, a dingy color. Cap 3 



