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T r i c h o 1 o ni a multipunctum Pk. is a synonym. On 

 account of its stem being- occasionally eccentric the species might be 

 sought among the Pleuroti. 



Clitocybe sulphurea Pk. 

 SULFUR-COLORED CLITOCYBE 



X. Y. State Mus. Rep't 41, p.62 



I 'ileus convex, slightly umbonate, moist, pale yellow, Mesh yellow- 

 ish; lamellae subdistant, adnate, serrulate, pale yellow; stem equal 

 or tapering upward, curved or flexuous, hollow, colored like the 

 pileus; spores subglobose or broadly ellipsoid, 6-8 x 5-6 ju. 



I 'ileus 2.5-5 cni broad; stem 2.5-7 cm l° n &> 4~& mm thick. 



Decaying wood of spruce and balsam fir. Catskill mountains. 

 September. Rare. Found but once. 



Clitocybe subhirta Pk. 



HAIRY CLITOCYBE 



X. Y. State Mus. Rep't 32, p.25 



Pileus convex or nearly plane, sometimes slightly depressed, in- 

 curved on the margin, at first hairy tomentose, then nearly glabrous, 

 pale yellow or buff becoming whitish; lamellae close, adnate or 

 decurrent, whitish or pale yellow ; stem nearly equal, stuffed or 

 hollow, sometimes eccentric; spores subglobose, 4-5 fx in diameter. 



Pileus 2.5-7.5 cm broad ; stem 2.5-5 cm \° u g< 6-10 mm thick. 



Woods. Onondaga co. September. Found but once: 



Clitocybe fellea Pk. 



BITTEB CLITOCYBE 



X. Y. State Mus. Rep't 51, p. 2X4, pl.B, fig. 8-1 1 

 1 'ileus thin, convex or hemispheric, obtuse or umbilicate. minutely 

 furfuraceous, pale yellowish brown, flesh whitish, taste bitter; 

 lamellae thin, subdistant, adnate or slightly decurrent, white; stem 

 equal, firm, glabrous, flexuous, stuffed with a white pith, with a 

 white mycelioid tomentum at the base : spores broadly ellipsoid, 6-8 x 



4-5 M- 



Pileus [.2-2.5 cm broad; stem about 2.5 cm long, 2-4 mm thick. 



Gregarious. Woods. Saratoga co. July, hound but once. 



The bitter taste suggests the specific name and is a convenient 

 character by which to identify the species. 



