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7. MARASMIUS ANDROSACEUS Z. 
Pileus membranaceous, convex or expanded, subumbilicate, 
obscurely striate, brownish-red ; lamelle narrow, rather nu- 
merous, attached, whitish or subconcolorous; stipe tough, 
smooth, shining, black, whitish at the top, hollow. 
Height 1-2’, breadth of pileus 3-5”. 
On sticks and leaves in woods, especially of pine. June- 
September. 
8 MARASMIUS CAMPANULATUS 2. Sp. 
Pileus membranaceous, convex or campanulate, dry, smooth, 
radiate-sulcate, ochraceous-red, the disk a little darker; 
lamelle few, distant, broad, narrowed toward the stem, free 
or slightly attached, whitish ; stipe tough, smooth, shining, 
blackish-brown, hollow. 
Height 1-2’, breadth of pileus 3’-6”. 
Dead leaves, etc., in woods. Common. July and August. 
Allied to JZ. siccus but differing in the character of the 
lamellee and the paler stipe. . 
Genus— LENTINUS 4”. 
Coriaceous, fleshy and tough, at length hard, tough, dry. 
Gills tough. Edge acute, toothed. Hymenophorum homo- 
geneous with the stem.—Berk. Outd. 
The firm tough fleshy pileus, and the thin serrated lamellee 
are the prominent characters of this genus. The stipe is often 
eccentric or lateral. The species generally grow on wood, in 
open places, persist for some time and become hard when dry. 
SYNOPSIS OF THE SPECIES. 
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Pileus fleshy, firm, convex or expanded, nearly white, 
spotted with dark brown appressed scales; lamellae rather 
broad, not crowded, attached, slightly emarginate and decur- 
rent, white, the edge rough, eroded or torn; stipe firm, solid, 
equal or tapering downward, more or less scaly, whitish, some 
times eccentric, straight or curved. 
Height 2’—4’, breadth of pileus, 3’—5’, stipe 4’—6” thick. 
Growing from crevices in old stumps, logs, etc., exposed to 
the full rays of the sun. Common. Albany, Sandlake, North 
Elba. June-August. Poughkeepsie. Gerard. 
