1922] The Laccarias and Clitocybes op North Carolina 115 



cap flesh, tough or rather brittle, about 2-3 em, long and 2-5 mm. 

 thick, attached firmly to the ground with white mycelium. When 

 mature the entire plant dries to a pretty ochraceous-buff. 



Spores white, smooth, pip-shaped, 3.4-4.6 x 4.2-7.4jLt. 



In humus or grass or on rotten wood, in woods and groves. 



We have examined Peck's type of C. sinopicoides and cannot dis- 

 tinguish it from our plants. The caps distinctly show the squam- 

 ulose center and the spores are exactly the same except that a few 

 of the former are a little longer (3.2-3.8 x 7-8. 5)/x. In the presence 

 of squamules and cracks on the cap in age the present species is 

 like C. sinopica, but a European plant of that species from Bres- 

 adola has distinctly larger spores, 3.8-5.5 x 7-9. 3|U, and differs further 

 in far less crowded gills and smoother cap. This is almost certainly 

 the plant listed by Schweinitz as C. gilva, but according to Ricken 

 that species has spherical, spiny spores. The present species is 

 doubtfully distinct from C. infundibuliformis, which see for dis- 

 cussion. 



614. On a very rotten log, October 24, 1912. Stem eccentric in several of 



these plants, but not hairy. 

 1068. In damp grassy place in woods, October 18, 1913. Spores white, oval, 



smooth, 3.7-4.6 x 5.5-7 A/j.. 

 1140. In clusters, some cespitose, in a shaded lawn, July 16, 1914. 

 1414. Under pines in burnt over woods, near Piney Prospect, October 24, 1914. 



Spores 3.4-3.8 x 4.2-^.9/1. 

 2039. Among shrubs by path west of President's house, June 5, 1916. 

 2103. Deciduous woods, June 22, 1916. 



2273. Oak woods. Lone Pine Hill, June 28, 1916. Spores pip-shaped, 2.4-4 x S-Q/x. 

 3262. By path on campus, May 29, 1919. 

 3264. Under oaks in cemetery. May 30, 1919. Margin not marked by lines but 



some with dots. Spores pip-shaped, 3-4 x 6-7.8/^,, 



11. Clitocybe adirondackensis Pk. 



Plates 24 and 33 



The following is by Beardslee : 



Cap 2-7 cm. broad, thin, becoming deeply infundibuliform, dingy 

 white, becoming white wh^n dry, with a narrow marginal zone when 

 moist ; flesh thin, white, 2-3 mm. thick. 



Gills thin, white, very narrow, scarcely more than 1 mm. thick, 

 forking, long decurrent. 



Stem slender 2-4 cm. long, 5-7 mm. thick, stuffed, then hollow. 



