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farinaceous ; lamellae close, rounded behind, adnexed, white ; stem 

 stout, solid, fibrillose, at fii-st tapering- upward, then equal or but 

 slightly thickened at the base, pure white ; spores elliptical, .00035 

 to .00045 in. long, .00024 broad. 



Pileus 4 to 5 in. broad; stem 2 to 4 in, long, 1 to 1.5 in. 

 thick. 



Among fallen leaves in woods. CarroUton, Cattaraugus county. 

 September. 



The plants are often caespitose and then the pileus is more or less 

 irregular and the lamellae somewhat transversely lacerated. The 

 species is related to T. Columbetta from which its larger size, con- 

 stantly squamulose pileus, more caespitose mode of growth, larger 

 spores and farinaceous taste separate it. Its edible quality was 

 tested but its flesh is not tender nor its flavor captivating even in 

 young specimens. 



The young margin is pure white and both it and the upper part 

 of the stem are sometimes studded with drops of moisture. The 

 squamules of the pileus are brownish. 



Tricholoma sordidum Fr. 



Manui-ed ground. Menands, Albany county. May. 



Clitocybe rivulosa Pers. 



In woods. Morehouseville, Hamilton county. July. 



Our specimens were rather deeply umbilicate, with narrow 

 lamellae. In other respects they agree with the description of this 

 species. The abundant branching radicating strings of mycelium 

 bind the earth in a mass at the base of the stem. 



Clitocybe fuscipes n. sp. 



Pileus thin, broadly convex or plane, umbilicate, glabrous, whitish 

 and striatulate when moist, pure white when dry, odor and taste 

 farinaceous ; lamellae nearly plane, subdistant, adnate or slightly 

 decurrent, white ; stem equal, glabrous or slightly mealy at the top, 

 hollow, fuscous when moist, paler when dry ; spores globose, .0002 

 to .00024 in. broad. 



Pileus 4 to 8 lines broad ; stem about 1 in. long. 



Under pine trees. CarroUton. September. 



Apparently allied to C. pithyophila but a much smaller plant 

 with a farinaceous odor and a stem darker in color than the pileus 

 or lamellae. The stem often appears stout in proportion to the size 

 of the pileus, 



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