90 THIRTY-EIGHTH REPORT ON THE STATE MusEUM. ~~ 
Lactarius hysginus, Fr 
Mossy ground in woods and swamps. Caroga and Sandlake. July 
and Aug. 
: Lactarius varius, Pk. 
Sandy soil. West Albany and Karner. Sept. and Oct. 
Lactarius paludinellus, Ps. 
Sphagnous marshes. Sandlake. Aug. For the descriptions of this 
and the preceding species of Lactarius see the article on the New York 
species of Lactarius. 
Russula basifurcata, 2. sp. 
Pileus firm, convex, umbilicate, becoming somewhat funnel form, 
glabrous, slightly viscid when moist, the thin pellicle scarcely separable — 
except on the margin, dingy-white, sometimes tinged with yellow or 
reddish-yellow, the margin nearly even; lamellz rather close, narrowed 
toward the base, adnate or slightly emarginate, many of them forked 
near the base, a few short ones intermingled, white becoming yellowish ; 
stem firm, solid, becoming spongy within, white ; spores elliptical, pale 
yellow, uninucleate or shining, .00035 in. long, .co025 broad; flesh white, 
taste mild, then bitterish. 
Pileus 2 to 3 inches broad, stem 8 to 12 lines long, 5 to 6 lines thick. 
Dry hard ground in paths and wood roads. Caroga. July. 
This species belongs to the section FRAGILEs, but in some respects it 
closely resembles pale forms of 22. furcata, from which it is separated 
by the absence of any silky micor and by the yellowish color and ellip- 
tical shape of the spores and by the yellowish hue of the lamellz. 
Lentinus suavissimus, /’7. 
Dead willows, Salix discolor. Caroga. July. The strong but agree- 
able odor, resembling that of melilot, and the lamelle crisped and 
anastomosing at the base readily distinguish this species, which is 
apparently very rare with us. 
Boletus sulphureus, /7. 
Thin woods. Caroga. July. 
But a single specimen was found and this does not fully agree with 
the description, but it is for the present placed here. 
Boletus versipellis, /’. 
Sandy soil.. West Albany and Karner. Oct. 
This species so closely resembles some forms of J. scaber that it is 
not surprising that Persoon regarded it as a variety of that species. The 
reddish color, dry pileus and appendiculate margin are the most avyail- 
able distinguishing characters of the species. It is apparently quite 
rare. 
Polyporus abortivus, Pk. 
Buried sticks and decomposing vegetable matter. South Ballston. 
Aug. and Sept. 
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