REPORT OF THE BOTANIST. 4] 
AGARICUS (NAUCORIA) CONTRARIUS 2. Sp. 
Pileus thin, convex, then plane or centrally depressed, some- 
times umbilicate and striate on the margin, glabrous, alutace- 
ous ; lamellze loose, adnate, very broad behind, becoming 
ventricose and subtriangular, ochraceous; stem equal, hollow, 
reddish or reddish-brown, adorned with a few silky-fibrils and 
minute fragments of the white floccose veil; spores yellow, 
elliptical, .0003’ long, .0002’ broad. 
Plant’ gregarious or subceespitose, about 1’ high, pileus 6’-10" 
broad. 
Grassy ground in pastures. Schenevus and West Albany. 
September. 
The color of the pileus fades a little with age, but the bright 
color of the lamelle is retained longer. There is usually an 
abundant white mycelium at the base of the stem. Often min- 
ute fragments of the floccose veil may be seen on the margin of 
the young pileus. 
AGARICUS (STROPHARIA) UMBONATESCENS 2. Sp. 
Pileus at first conical, subacute, then expanded and umbon- 
ate, smooth, viscid, yellow, the umbo inclining to reddish; 
lamellee plane, broad, at length ventricose, blackish-brown with 
a slight olivaceous tint; stem equal, slender, hollow, generally 
a little paler than the pileus; spores purplish-brown, almost 
black, .0006’—-0007’ long, .0004’ broad. 
Plant 3’-4’ high, pileus 6"-12" broad. 
Dung in pastures. Schenevus. September. 
This is evidently closely allied to A. stercorarius and A. 
semiglobatus with which it has probably been confounded, but 
the pileus in our plant is so peculiar in form that I am con- 
strained to regard it as a distinct species. The viscid pellicle 
of the pileus is separable. When old it sometimes cracks into 
areas. 
AGARICUS LACRYMABUNDUS FA’. 
Bushy pastures. Bethlehem. October. 
Our specimens do not agree in all respects with the published 
description of the species. The pileus is sometimes wholly 
destitute of scales and sometimes densely clothed with hairy 
erect ones. The species is manifestly variable. 
AGARICUS CANDOLLFANUS #7. 
Ground and buried chips. North Greenbush and Greig. 
September and October. . 
