Jan. 1907] The Lepiotas of Stveden 27 



Is it not at least possible that some of its relatives are also widely 

 distributed, but owing to the greater difficulty of their recogni- 

 tion, are not so widely recognized? It is hard for one w-hose 

 views on "new species" are perhaps a little "cranky" to account 

 otherwise for the facts, for instance, in regard to L. seminuda. 

 This pretty species is abundant at Asheville, perhaps the most 

 abundant species of Lepiota. Specimens and photographs have 

 been seen by Bresadola who has verified the determination, and 

 pronounced it correct in every detail. Still this species so far as 

 I know is reported by only one collector. Prof. Morgan finding 

 it at Preston. I greatly suspect that several of our new species 

 will be found on further investigation to be referable to this 

 abundant and variable species. 



Lepiota rhacodes is a beautiful and striking species. As we 

 found it it is large and robust, with a rounded almost hemispher- 

 ical pileus, whose flesh is remarkably thick and firm, and which 

 is covered with large strongly revolute scales, which render it 

 very striking. It is at once recognized by the student of the group 

 at first sight. The flesh and gills redden when bruised as in L. 

 Americana, but the red color is not as bright and the change is 

 slower. This species is doubtless rare in the United States. I 

 have never seen anything even approaching it, though it has 

 been found in New England. Cooke's figure is not good, but 

 it will easily be recognized wdien found from the description. 



Lepiota naucina was found only once, but then in some abund- 

 ance in the parks at Stockholm. It is of course in outward ap- 

 pearance like our own L. naucinoides. The main point of interest 

 was the form of the spores, as Fries stated that the spores of his 

 species were round, which has led to the separation of our species 

 in which the spores are elliptical and apiculate. Upon examination 

 the spores were found to be identical with those of the American 

 plant, and there can be no question that L. naucina as it is at 

 present known to European mycologists is identical with L. nau- 

 cinoides. It seems hardly probable that the traditional plant has 

 been incorrectly determined. It is much easier to believe that the 

 form of the spores was originally given incorrectly. The species 

 is plentiful in Sv.-eden and is, so far as I could learn, universally 

 recognized as Fries' species. 



L. cristata and L. amianthina need no comment. They were 

 in agreement with the plants known by the same names with us. 



The last species to appear at Drottningholm was an old 

 friend, which is abundant at Asheville, and quite generally dis- 

 tributed in the U. S. It belongs to a group whose status is at 

 present unsatisfactory, the Clypeolariae. Our species need 

 further examination and comparison Avith well authenticated spec- 

 imens of the European species before w^e shall be certain of their 

 identity. The species found is known in Europe as L. metulae- 

 spora. Fries considered it the same as Bulliard's species, L. cly- 



