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villosity at the base; spores siibglobose or broadly elliptical, .C0016 

 to .0002 in. long. 



Pileus 4 to 8 lines broad, stem 1.5 to 3 in. long, about 1 line thick. 



Among moss and fallen leaves in open places in woods. Adiron- 

 dack mountains. Aug. 



The species should be referred to the section Tephrophanse. 



Agaricus (Collybia) esculentoides, n. sp. 



Pileus hemispherical or convex, umbilicate, glabrous, pale yellow- 

 ish-brown ; lameilfe moderately close, broad, thick, w^hitish ; stem 

 slender, hollow, somewhat tenacious, colored like the pileus ; spores 

 elliptical, .00025 to .0003 in. long, .0002 in. broad. 



Pileus 8 to 12 lines broad, stem 1.5 to 2 in. long, 1 to 1.5 lines 

 thick. 



Sandy soil- West Albany. Karner and Delmar. Sept. 



This species resembles A. esGidentus in size and color, but it differs 

 in its stem which is not radicated, and in its pileus which soon be- 

 comes umbilicato or more or less centrally depressed. It has a bitter 

 taste, a character attributed to A. esculentus also. Our plant 

 occurred in autumn, but A. esculentus is said to grow in early 

 spring. 



Agaricus (Mycena) amabillissimus, n. sp, 



Pileus submembranous, campanulate, obtuse or acute, glabrous, 

 obscurely striatulate w^hen moist, bright-red or scarlet ; lamellae 

 ascending, whitish or tinged with red; stem slender, pallid, subpel- 

 lucid, w\ih a white villosity at the base. 



Pileus 3 to 6 lines broad and high ; stem about 1 in. long. 



Among mosses and ferns in marshes. Karner. Sept. 



This species is closely related to A. acicula of which it may 

 possibly be a large form, but inasmuch as it ditiers not only in size 

 but also in its longer and more conical or campanulate pileus and in 

 its differently colored lamellae it seems best to keep it distinct. 



Agaricus spathulatus, Pers. 

 Ground. Sandlake. June. 



Agaricus (Pleurotus) atropellitus. 



Decaying wood and bark both of frondosc and acerose trees. 

 Maryland. Helderberg and Adirondack mountains. June to Oct. 



Agaricus (Clitopilus) pascuensis, n. sp. 



Pileus fleshy, compact, centrally depressed, glabrous, pale-alutac- 

 cous, the cuticle of the disk cracking into minute areas; lamelhie 

 rather narrow, close, decurrent, whitish, becoming flesh-colored ; stem 

 short, equal or tapering downward, solid, glabrous, colored like the 

 pileus ; spores subelliptical, pale-incarnate, .0003 to .0004 in. long, 

 .0002 to .00025 broad. 



