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STUDIES OF AMERICAN FUNGI. 



Marasmius the plants are of a toug 



FiGi'RK 96. Mycena polygramma, long-stemmed 

 form growing on ground ( =M. praelonga Pk.). 

 Cap dark lirown with a leaden tint, striate on 

 margin; stem finely and beautifully longitudi- 

 nally striate (natural size). Copyright, 



h consistency, and when dried will 

 revive again if moistened with 

 water. 



Some of the plants have dis- 

 tinct odors, as alkaline, or the 

 odor of radishes, and in collecting 

 them notes should be made on 

 all these characters which usually 

 disappear in drying. A few of 

 the plants exude a colored or 

 watery juice when bruised, and 

 should not be confounded with 

 species of Lactarius. 



Mycena galericulata Scop. Edible. 

 Mycena galericulata grows on 

 dead logs, stumps, branches, etc., 

 in woods. It is a very common 

 and very widely distributed 

 species. It occurs from late 

 spring to autumn. The plants 

 are clustered, many growing in 

 a compact group, the hairy bases 

 closely joined and the stems usu- 

 ally ascending. The plants are 

 from 5-12 cm. high, the caps from 

 1-3 cm. broad, and the slender 

 stems 2-3 mm. in thickness. 



The pileus is conic to bell- 

 shaped, sometimes umbonate, 

 striate to near the center, and in 

 color some shade of brown or 

 gray, but variable. The gills 

 are decurrent by a tooth, not 

 crowded, connected by veins over 

 the interspaces, white or flesh 

 colored. The slender stems are 

 firm, hollow, and hairy at the 

 base. 



Mycena polygramma Bull. This 

 plant is very closely related to M. 

 galericulata, and has the same 

 habit. It might be easily mistaken 



