114 Journal op the Mitchell Society [September 



ridges or a series of dots near the margin which are intermediate 

 between the smooth and veined extremes;' smooth plants also occur 

 among the veined ones of cedars. The two forms occur in abundance 

 at the same time and are exactly alike in color, shape, odor, taste, 

 gills and spores. 



For illustrations see Dumee, Atlas de Champignons, pi. 16 ; Cooke, 

 Ills. Brit. Fungi, pi. 107; Gillet, Champ. Fr., pi. 107 (126) and pi. 

 127 ; White, Conn. Geol. and Nat. Hist. Surv. Bull. 3 : pi. 19. 1905 ; 

 Hard, Mushrooms, pi. 9, fig. 65 ; Kauffmann, Agaricaceae of Michigan, 

 pi. 158; Peck, N. Y. St. Mus. Kept. 48: pi. 24, figs. 1-6. 1895; Mc- 

 Dvaine, Am. Fungi, pi. 24, fig. 11. 



2512. In a pile of rotting turf by road at cemetery, June 11, 1917. 



2767. Same spot as No. 2512, July 24, 1917. 



2841. From woods on right of Durham road, October 1, 1917. 



3248. In grass lawn of President's house aud by sidewalk near, May 28, 1919. 



3258. Under cedars in cemetery, May 30, 1919. All these plants except one 



were distinctly veined on margin. One was quite smooth. 



3260. Same spot as No. 2512, May 30, 1919. 



Blowing Rock. Atkinson. Coker. 

 Asheville. Very common. Beardslee. 

 Reported by Curtis. 



10. Clitocybe sinopicoides Pk. 



Plates 23 and 33 



Cap up to 5 cm. broad, usually about 3-4.5 cm., depressed in 

 center, or almost plane, sometimes approaching inf undibulif orm ; sur- 

 face when young minutelj' pruinose-tomentose, the margin more dis- 

 tinctly tomentose, dry and chestnut red, becoming more or less squam- 

 ulose and sometimes rivulose when old and fading to ochraceous- 

 buff or even lighter, often with darker dots, margin usually irreg- 

 ular and very wavy, inrolled when quite young. Flesh white, soft, 

 flexible, very thin, about 1 mm. thick half way to margin, much 

 thicker over the stem ; taste mild and slightly earthy, not farinaceous. 



Gills very decurrent, white, changing to creamy and drying when 

 mature to ochraceous buff, close or moderately so, very thin and nar- 

 row, only 1.5 mm. wide in center, many short, some forked, in large 

 plants their sides sometimes veined. 



Stem color of cap or lighter, smooth, tapering slightly downward, 

 firm at surface and stuffed with soft, dense, white material like the 



