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lighter toward the margin which becomes crenulate and upturned in older speci- 

 mens ; slightly pruinose at first, rugulose and a little paler when dry. 



The gills are adnexed, not crowded, rather narrow, interspersed with 

 anastomosing veins ; much crisped ; at first nearly white, then becoming ferruginous 

 from the spores. 



The stem is 7 to 10 cm. long, tapering from a somewhat bulbous base, yellow- 

 ish-white, pruinose at base, hollow, fragile. The spores are 8-iO/x broad, 12-16^ 

 long. Longyear. 



They are found in grass on lawns and in pastures, June and July. 



Dr. Peck, to whom specimens were referred, suggested that they may be a 

 variety of G. lateritia, unless the peculiar character of the gills preved to be 

 constant. Prof. Longyear has found the plant frequently in Michigan and it was 

 found by him in the City Park, Denver, Col, in July, 1905. 



Its distinguishing characteristic is sufficiently constant to make the recognition 

 of the species a matter of ease. The plants in Figure 226 were photographed by 

 Prof. B. O. Lons:vear. 



Galera oralis. Fr. 

 The Oval Galera. 



The pileus is somewhat membranaceous, oval or bell-shaped, even, watery, 

 dusky-rust color, somewhat larger than G. tenera. 



The gills are almost free, ventricose, very broad, rust-colored. 



The stem is straight, equal, slightly striate, nearly of the same color as the 

 cap, about three inches long. Found in pastures where stock has been. I have 

 found it in the Dunn pasture, on the Columbus pike, Ross County, O. 



Crepidotus. Fr. 



Crepidotus is from a Greek word meaning a slipper. The spores are dark 

 or yellowish-brown. There is no veil. The pileus is excentric, dimidiate or 

 resupinate. The flesh is soft. The stem is lateral or wanting, when present it 

 is continuous with the cap. They generally grow on wood. 



Crepidotus versutus. Pk. 



This is a very modest little plant growing on the underside of rotten logs 

 or bark, thus, no doubt, escaping the attention of many. Sometimes it may be 

 found growing from the side of a log, in which case it grows in a shelving form. 



