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hrowii and (he laini'llae white, llie third lias the [lileus blackish 

 brown, the stem pallid or grayisli brown and the lamellae smokv 

 white. Reddish stains sometimes occur on anv part of the plant. 

 These are possibly dne to insect ininry. The nmbo is often verv 

 obtuse or almost Hat at the top. This species is se|»arated from 

 .M. r u g o s a by its moist und)onate pileus, its long stem, its 

 strai.i»ht, not obliciue, rooting base and by its habitat. The villos 

 ity at the base of the stem is grayish white. 



Hygrophorus subrufescens n. sp. 



I'I,ATK M, 11(1. 1-0 



Pileus tieshy, but thin on the margin, conyex or nearly ]>lane. 

 dry, minutely tioccosi* S(inamul()S(\ pale ])ink or graxisli n-.i. 

 tiesh whitish, faintly tinged with ])ink, taste mild; lamellae sub 

 distant, decurrent. whitish; stem rather long, equal or nearly so, 

 tiexuous, glabrous, solid, white; s]>ores elli])tic, .0003 of an inch 

 'bmg, .0002 broad. 



Pileus about 1 inch broad; stem 1.5-3 inches long. 2-4 lines 

 thick. Among fallen leayes in woods. Port Jetfersou. Sutfolk 

 CO. August. 



This species belongs to the section ramarophyllus, and is 



i-elated to H. leporinus, from which it may be se]Kirated by 



its ditt'erent color, thinner margin of i^he ])ileus and glabrous 



stem. 



Hygrophorus peckii Atk. 



Woods, pastures an<l bushy ])]aces. July and August. Tthaca. 

 (jr. P. Atkinson. Ganseyoort. Saratoga co.. \Vestport. Essex co. 

 and Piseco. namilton co. Tt is most closely related to 

 II. ]) s i 1 1 a c i n u s. fi-om which it is separated by its odor 

 and decurrent lamellae. 



Lactarius luteolus Pk. 



PLATE HA, FK;. 7-1 I 



Among fallen leayes in woods. Port -Telferson. August. A 

 yery distinct species, easily known by its mild taste, copious milk, 

 changing from white to brown on ex]M>sure to tlu^ air. and by the 

 somewhat yiscid jmbescence of the i>ileus and stem. ^lilk flows 

 readily from any part of the ]»lant on the slightest injury, and 

 wounds assume a dai-k brown color. The ])lant is edible; and 

 is more fully described in another i»art of this report. 



