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colored, the decurved margin often flexuous; lamelle 
rather narrow, close, whitish, becoming dull reddish yel- 
low ; stem more or less elongated, equal or slightly tapering 
upward, colored like the pileus, smooth, hollow, the cavity 
irregular as if eroded ; spores subglobose, rough, .0003’ in 
diameter ; flesh colored like the pileus; milk sparse, watery. 
Plant 3’-8’ high, pileus 3’—6’ broad, stem 5’’-10” thick. 
Swamps and wet mossy places in woods. Sandlake and 
North Elba. August and September. 
The relationship of this plant is with Z. serifiuus, to 
which it was formerly referred, but from which I am now 
satisfied it is distinct. The hollow stem is a constant 
character in our plant, and affords a ready mark of distinc- 
tion. The plant, though large, is very fragile, and breaks 
easily. The taste is mild or but slightly acrid. Sometimes 
there is an obscure zonation on the pileus, which, in large 
specimens, is apt to be irregular and much worm-eaten. 
The milk looks like little drops of water when first. issuing 
from a wound, but it becomes a little less clear on exposure 
to the atmosphere. The decided but agreeable odor of the 
dried specimens persists a long time. 
CANTHARELLUS PRUINOSUS 7. Sp. ' 
Pileus convex, even or slightly umbilicate, pruinose, 
white; lamelle distant, simple, long-decurrent ; stem slen- 
der, slightly enlarged above, pruinose, whitish. 
Plant searcely 1’ high, pileus 2’-3” broad. 
Ground in pastures. Sageville, Hamilton county. August. 
The small size and white mealy pruinosity are distin- 
cuishing features in this species. But for the obtuse edge 
of the lamelle it might readily be taken for some small 
Omphalia, especially as the lamelle are not branched. 
LENTINUS UMBILICATUS 2. Sp. 
Pileus fleshy, thin, tough, smooth, deeply umbilicate © 
hygrophanous, brownish tan-colored when moist, paler when 
dry ; lamelle crowded, adnate or decurrent, serrate on the 
edge, whitish; stem slender, short, smooth, nearly even, 
tough, stuffed or hollow, central or eccentric, colored like 
the pileus. 
* Plant about 1’ high, pileus 6-12” broad, stem 1” thick. 
Ground and old logs. Lake Pleasant. August. (Plate 
1, figs. 15-19.) 
It is related to LZ. cochleatus, which it resembles in color 
