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Omphalis, Fries. 



892. 0. umbelliferus, L. 



Not rare in wet places. July to September. 



893. 0. fibula, Bull. 



Commonly found on patches of moss in protected situa- 

 tions. June and November. 

 Pleurotus. 



894. P. sapidus, Kalch. 



Very common on all sorts of decaying tree trunks. June 

 to November. 



895. P. ulmarius, Bull. 



Habitat on elm trees, often high above the ground. Rare. 



896. P. applicatus, Batsch. 



Not rare on the bark of trees, chiefly oaks, associated 

 with lichens, some of which the agarics much resemble. 

 Only to be recognized, or at least identified, by the aid 

 of a good lens. 



SERIES II. RHODOSPOR.E— PINK-SPORED AGARICS. 



Pluteus, Pries. 



897. P. cervinus, Schaff. 



Common during the entire season, specimens often 

 frozen with the ground at approach of winter. Fre- 

 quently seen on the decaying sawdust about ice-houses. 

 Entoloma, Fries. 



898. E. rliodopolius, Fries. 



Not common; characteristic of moist shades in undis- 

 turbed woodlands. August to September. 



SERIES III. OCHROSPOR.S— THE BROWN-SPORED AGARICS. 



Pholiota, Fries. 



899. P. adiposus, Fries. 



Not rare in all our wooded region. They spring out 

 horizontally from some log or stump. September to 

 October. 





