Report of the State Botanist. 35 



hollow, minutely squamulose or furfuraceous, easily splitting, 

 often curved, whitish ; spores subglobose, ,00016 to .0002 in. in 

 diameter. 



Pileus 6 to 12 lines broad ; stem 1 to 1.5 in. long, 1 to 2 lines 

 thick. 



Prostrate trunks of hemlock in woods. Adirondack moun- 

 tains. August, 



The dark colored umbilicus is a noticeable feature. The plant 

 has not been found since its discovery in 1869, The species is 

 evidently rare. It is apparently closely related to Collyhia 

 abv/ndans^ from which it is distinguished by its more decided 

 darker umbilicus and squamulose pileus. 



Omphalia olivaria Pk. 



Olive-green Omphalia, 



(Report 25, p. 76.) 



Pileus convex, umbilicate, glabrous, olive-green ; lamellae sub- 

 distant, arcuate-decurrent, pale-yellow ; stem equal, short, glab- 

 rous, hollow, colored like the pileus; spores subglobose or 

 broadly elliptical, .00025 to .00028 in. long, about .0002 in. broad. 



Pileus about 1 in. broad ; stem about 1 in. long, 1 line thick. 



Burnt ground under balsam fir trees. North Elba, Essex 

 county. July. 



This plant was discovered in 1871. It has not since been 

 found. 



Omphalia chrysophylla T<V. 



Golden-leaved Omphalia. 



(Hym. Europ. p. 156. Syl. Fung. Vol. V, p. 312.) 



Pileus convex or nearly plane, flocculose, umbilicate, hygro- 

 phanous, yellowish-brown when moist, paler when dry, the spread- 

 ing margin sometimes reflexed ; lamella? broad, distinct, distant, 

 strongly decurrent, hright-yellow ; stem equal, tough, hollow, 

 sometimes curved, even, glabrous, villous at the base, yellow ; 

 spores oblong-elliptical, .0004 to .00045 in. long, .00016 to .0002 

 broad. 



Pileus about 1 in. broad ; stem 1 to 1.5 in. long, 1 to 2 lines 

 thick. 



Decaying wood of coniferous trees. Adirondack mountains, 

 Schoharie and Rensselaer counties. August and September. 



