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Cortinarius (DERMOCYBE) CASTANELLUS 2. Sp. 
Pileus thin, convex or expanded, umbonate, smooth, shining, dark- 
chestnut color; the umbo almost black; lamelle close, rounded 
behind, cinnamon; stem silky, equal, stuffed or hollow, pallid or 
whitish, obscurely violaceous above; spores elliptical, .00035' long. 
Plant 2’ high, pileus 6’-12” broad, stem 1’—2” thick. 
Ground in open fields. West Albany. October. 
The smaller size of the plant, the umbonate pileus and larger 
spores distinguish this from C. nzgred/us, which it somewhat resembles 
in color. 
GoMPHIDIUS RHODOXANTHUS Schw. 
Ground in deciduous woods. Sandlake. August. 
The pileus is not always red, but varies sometimes toward yellow, 
sometimes toward brown. The spores are oblong, .0004—.0005' in 
length. 
HyG@RropHoRUs SPECIOSUS 7”. sp. 
Pileus at first ovate or subconical, then expanded with the thin 
margin decurved, smooth, glutinous, often with a small umbo, bright 
red or scarlet, becoming yellowish ; lamelle arcuate, decurrent, sub- 
distant, white, the interspaces sometimes veiny ; stem long, subequal, 
solid, white or yellowish, sometimes viscid; spores elliptical, .0003— 
.00035' long. 
Plant gregarious, 3’—-5’ high, pileus 1-2’ broad, stem 3’—5” thick. 
Ground under or near larch trees. Greig and Center. September 
and October. 
This is a very showy plant. The small umbo or disk retains the 
red color longer than the rest of the pileus. (Plate 2, figs. 1-5.) 
Lacrartivs scropicuLatus Scop. 
Ground in woods. Bethlehem. August. 
LACTARIUS VELLEREts /7?. 
Ground in woods. Sandlake. Oneida. Warne. August. 
The tomentum of the pilens and pubescence of the stem are fre- 
quently obsolete or indistinct. 
LacTARIUS SUBPURPUREUS 7. sp. 
Pileus at first convex, then expanded or depressed, smooth, sub- 
viscid, variegated with purplish and cinereous hues; lamellee dull-red 
or purplish ; stem equal, colored like the pileus; milk sparse, dark- 
red. 
Plant 2'-4' high, pileus 2-3’ broad, stem 3”—5” thick. 
