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STUDIES OF AMERICAN FUNGI. 



MiViisiiiiiis the plants are of a toug 





Fi(;uRE 94. — Mycena polygramma, long-stemmed 

 form growing on ground ( = M. prtelonga Pk.). 

 Cap dark brown with a leaden tint, striate on 

 margin; stem finely and beautifully longitudi- 

 nally striate (natural size). Copyright 1900. 



h consistency, and when dried will 

 revive again if moistened with 

 water. 



Some of the plants have dis- 

 tinct odors, as alkaline, or the 

 odor of radishes, and in collecting 

 them notes should be made on 

 all these characters which usually 

 disappear in drying. A few of 

 the plants exude a colored or 

 watery juice when bruised, and 

 should not be confounded with 

 species of Lactariiis. 



Mycena galericulata Scop. Edible. 

 — Mycena galericulata grows on 

 dead logs, stumps, branches, etc., 

 in woods. It is a very common 

 and very widely distributed 

 species. It occurs from late 

 spring to autumn. The plants 

 are clustered, many growing in 

 a compact group, the hairy bases 

 closely joined and the stems usu- 

 ally ascending. The plants are 

 from 5-12 cm. high, the caps from 

 1-3 cm. broad, and the slender 

 stems 2-3 mm. in thickness. 



The pileus is conic to bell- 

 shaped, sometimes umbonate, 

 striate to near the center, and in 

 color some shade of brown or 

 gray, but variable. The gills 

 are decurrent by a tooth, not 

 crowded, connected by veins over 

 the interspaces, white or flesh 

 colored. The slender stems are 

 firm, hollow, and hairy at the 

 base. 



Mycena polygramma Bull. — This 

 plant is very closely related to M. 

 galericulata, and has the same 

 habit. It might be easily mistaken 



