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characters as the spores of these species. But for its 

 csespitose habit and downy stem I should unhesitatingly 

 refer it to P. pantoleitcus. The downy stem may be 

 accidental, for I find this same white down developed in 

 patches on the pileus in such a way as to make me think 

 it is not normal there at least. P. 'pometi has similar 

 spores and a villose stem, and in one variety is caespitose; 

 but its stem is radicating and the pileus more or less 

 flaccid, so that I would sooner think your plant an unusual 

 Ccie.spitose form of P. panioleucas, or possibly an unde- 

 scribed species. If more plants develop, it might be well 

 to note whether the velvety white down or tomentum is 

 constant on the stem. The s'iiape of the pileus in this 

 specimen is strongly suggestive of the pileus of P. panto- 

 leucus ; but it is evidently modified by having grow^n in 

 a clump, and the appearance in the figure is difierent ; 

 but the shape is also modified by place of growtli, so that 

 I cannot rely on this. Should other specimens develop, 

 I would be glad to know of it, and especially if the downy 

 stem and c^spitose habit should be modified." No fur- 

 ther growth of the fungus has been reported. 



Suh-(jenus : CoUyhia. 

 CoUi/biH radicata Relh. On dead wood, Willow Park, Hfx., 



Oct., JS. Pictou, AHMK. Middleton, RRG. Edible. 

 C. platyphyWi Fr. Middleton, RRCJ. Edible. 

 C. dryophild Bull. Pt. Pleasant Park, Hfx., on decaying leaves, 



Oct., JS. Edible. 



Sub-f/eitus : Myciia. 



MyceiKi ji(iro-idha Fr. Four-Mile House woods, Hfx., Oct. 

 (or M, luteo-nlhas), JS. Shelburne, CSB. 



M. ijohricolahi Scop. Common. Hfx., Sept., JS. Pictou, 

 AHMK. Edible. 



M. delectahilis Pk. Among mess in damp, peaty woods, Pen- 

 nant, Hfx. CO., JS. 



