CLASSIFICATION OF AGARICS 219 



panulate, coarsely striate, disk even, margin usually more or Lesa 

 repand, ochraceous-tan, disk darker, when young densely covered 



wiili minute glistening particles which usually s i disappear. 



GILLS sub-crowded, lanceolate, adnexed, whitish, then brown, fin- 

 ally nearly black. STEM 5-7 em. long, 1-6 mm. thick, equal, 

 even, hollow, Bilkj whit.-. SPORES 7-8 x 1-5 oiicr., dark brown in 



mass. 



Very common, generally densely caespitose aboul slump- or 

 trees, or growing from decaying wood buried In the earth, i nder 

 favorable conditions this Coprinus maj !><■ found from early spring 

 until hue autumn, li often appears a1 intervals of one to two 

 weeks in the same place fur a considerable length of time and it 



may be found year after year in the same place. It has ;i g I 



flavor ami is considered by many the bes1 Coprinus for ill.- table. 



c. micaceus var. conicus Pk. (No1 published.) 



This variety differs from the type in having a distinctly conical 

 pileus, darker colored, larger spores, 10-12 micr. long. It was 

 found once at Palmyra, .Michigan. 



204. Coprinus radians (Desm) Fr. 



Fries, Epicr., p. 248. 



Illustrations: Cooke, 111.. PL <'>"<; a. 



Lloyd. Mycological Xotes, Vol. 1, p. 1 16, Fig. 69. 

 Massee, Ann. Bot, Vol. L0, PI. X. Figs. 6-8. 



PILEUS 2-5 cm. across, ovate, conical or campauulat«\ yellowish- 

 fulvOUS, soon becoming paler especially at the margin, striate to 

 disk, covered with small brown granules which air more numerous 

 at the disk. GILLS rather narrow, attached, pale then brownish 

 black. STEM 3-6 cm. long. 2-3 mm. thick, equal or Blightly swollen 

 at base, hollow, white, smooth or minutely mealy at first, more or 

 less evident yellow or white strands of mycelium radiating from 

 the base. SPORES 7\ I micr.. elliptical, brownish black. 



Rather common, single or sub-caespitose, upon wood, rubbish, 

 etc.. or even in humus, sometimes growing from dense masses ol 

 yellow ozonium. 



This is the plant illustrated by Lloyd and determined by Patouil 

 lard as c. radians (Desm.) Fr. It is also C. pulchrifolius Pk. It 

 is possible also that it may be r. granulosus Clements. C. radians 



