1922] The Laccarias and Clitocybes of North Carolina 121 



Our plants look very nrnch like Bulliard 's pi. 575, fig. M, and like 

 Sowerby's pi. 363. Hussey's pi. 1, Vol. 2, has the gills much lighter 

 than in ours. All have the caps more deeply and broadly depressed. 

 Gillet's pi. 116 (94) is entirely too pale, as are the gills in Cooke's 

 pi. 113 (166). Ricken's pi. 104, fig. 1, has the right color of cap, 

 but is striate. For microscopic detail as well as a drawing in color 

 see Hoffman, Icones Analyt. Fung., pi. 3. 1861 ; see also Kauffman, 

 Agaricaceae of Michigan, pi. 159. Peck's C. siibconcava should be 

 compared (the spores as given by Peck are smaller.) Murrill thinks 

 the Agaricus cyathiformis of Fries and of Bulliard are different and 

 that C. poculum Pk. is the same as Fries's species. Our plants seem 

 to be the darkest form of the species, particularly as regards the 

 gills. The species is very variable, particularly as regards color. 

 The spores agree well with the dimensions given by Kauffman and 

 by Ricken. The only serious difficulty is the very distinct farinaceous 

 taste which is not mentioned by others. This taste and the lavender 

 spores suggest ClitopUus, but the color would escape anyone except 

 in a heavy print. The spore color is very faint, but was noticed 

 by five out of six observers who saw the print. 



4934. In decaying leaves of mixed woods under honey-suckle vines on damp 

 ground, December 7 and 11, 1921. 



Asheville. Very common. Beardslee. 

 Reported by Schweinitz. 



17. Clitocybe pinophila Pk. 



Plates 30 and 33 



Cap hygrophanous, 1.3-4.2 cm. broad, plane in center or slightly 

 depressed or umbilicate, margin curved or nearly plane, not striate, 

 smooth, a drab tan or buffy tan or pale whitish tan, darker when 

 wet. Flesh thin, pliable, of pleasant taste (not farinaceous) ; odor 

 none. 



Gills rather close, slightly and unequally decurrent, nearly white 

 then buffy tan, about 1.5-2.5 mm. wide. 



Stem 2-3 cm. long, thick above (up to 7 mm.), tapering down- 

 ward, color of cap and mealy at top, darker brown and nearly smooth 

 downward, the very base whitened with mycelium, stuffed then hol- 

 low, toughish. 



Spores (of No. 2969) elliptic, smooth, 2.5-3x5-7/*. 



