PLANTS OF MONROE COUNTV. 117 



299. P. eof'oinea Jacq. — scarlet. On fallen branches in woods, Pittsford, 



edible. A bright scarlet mushroom coming with the early wild 

 flowers and looking much like one. 



300. P. sp. A species found by the writer in woods, Pittsford, growing in 



clusters with stem long and pileus two inches across of a beautiful 

 orange color on top and white underneath. This was sent to Dr. 

 Peck but he could not identify it and no more having since been 

 found it remains unnamed. 



301. P. lliiicisa Pk. — implj-ing one incision. A single plant found by the 



. writer in the Catskill mountains. About four inches high of a yel- 

 low color tinged with pink and split down one side. I afterwards 

 found one in Mendon. Edible. 



Urnula Fr. 



Gr. — liuriied. 



302. Uraula oraferluin (Schw.) Fr. — a small crater. Pittsford, Sullivans. 



This is a very remarkable plant of the shape and size of an old 

 fashioned wine-glass. Pileus dull black inside, ash white outside. 

 Found but twice by the writer. 



Bulgaria Fr. 



Found first in Bulgaria^ 



,303. Bulgaria iiKiiiinaiis Pers. — befouling or polluting; so called because 

 of the blackish gelatinous coating of the pileus. This is a small cup- 

 shaped fungus black inside and dark brown or chocolate colored 

 outside. Pittsford, not very common. Not tested. 



Cohort. — Pyrenomycetes. 



Family. — Hypocreacete. 



Hypomyces Fr. 



Gr. — under; Gr. — fungus. 



.304. Hj-ponijces laetitliioniiii (Schw.) Tulasne. — lac, milk; fliiorum. flow- 

 ing. This is a remarkable parasite on Lactarius piperatus, changing 

 that mushroom from white to orange scarlet color, removing the 

 gills, adding to the weight and from being a second rate mushroom 

 making it one of the best. 



305. H. purpureus Pk. Bushnells Basin, edible. 



306. H. lateritius Pk. Parasitic on Lactarius indigo. Bushnells Basin, 



rare, edible. 



307. H. hyaliiuis (Schw.) Tul. Monroe Co., not tested. 



