White-spored Series 



Ivory Hygrophorus (Edible) 



HygrophorUS eblirneus (See Plate Facing Page 84) 



Cap orPileus — White, 



thin,fleshy,viscid. 

 Stem or Stipe — White, 



unequal, long, 



slender, stuffed, 



or hollow; viscid. 

 Gills or Lainellce — 



White, waxy, 



unequal, distant, 



growing down 



the stem (decur- 



rent), thick and 



firm. 

 Volva and Annulus — 



Wanting. 

 Spores — White. 

 Flesh — O dour and 



taste grateful. 

 Time — September. 

 Habitat — The speci- 

 men photo- 



graphed was found growing among moss and fallen leaves 



in dense wood, Lake Placid. 



Section of H. eburneus 



GENUS ARMILLARIA 



The members of this genus have white spores, and the gills 

 attached by the inner extremity to the stem. The stem has a 

 collar, but no wrapper at the base. The name is derived from the 

 Latin armilla, a bracelet, referring to the ring upon the stem. 



Honey-coloured Armillaria (Edible) 



Armillaria mellea 



Cap or Pileiis — Colour from almost white to dark reddish brown. 

 Young plants have numerous minute tufts or scales of 

 brownish or blackish hairs. Margins sometimes striated. 

 1-6 inches broad. 



Eb-ur'-ne-iis 



Ar'-mll-la'-rt-a 

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Mei'-i^-a 



