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viscid. The edge of the lamellae, too, is entire, not serrated, 

 as described. These facts show it to be not only an aberrant 

 species, but also a variable one. The annulus shows its 

 relation to the subgenus Plwliota, in which it was formerly 

 placed. The character and color of the pileus and the obscure 

 transverse striations of the lamella3 indicate its relation to the 

 following species. 



Subgenus — Myxacium. 

 Universal veil, and consequently the stem, viscid and polished 

 when dry. — Berlt. Outl. 



Synopsis of the Species. 



Stem not bulbous 5. 



Stem bulbous 6- 



5. CORTINAKIUS COLLI^^TUS Fr. 



Pileus fleshy, rather thin except the disk, subcampanulate, 

 then convex, obtuse or broadly umbonate, generally longitudi- 

 nally rugose-wrinkled, very viscid or glutinous, bright tawny- 

 yellow, shining ; lamellae slightly emarginate, whitish, then 

 pale cinnamon ; stipe stout, equal, solid, viscid, white, smooth 

 or at length scaly from the cracking of the viscid covering 

 when dry. 



Height 3-5', breadth of pileus 2'- 3', stipe 4"- 6" thick. 



Ground in woods. Sandlake and Catskill Mountains. Sep- 

 tember and October. 



Plant sometimes caespitose. 



6. COETINARIUS TRICOLOE, ft. Sp. 



Pileus convex, smooth, yellow ; lamellae rather close, 

 attached, emarginate, whitish, slightly violet-tinged, then 

 pale cinnamon ; stipe equal, bulbous, white, tinged with 

 violet at the top. 



Height 2'- 3', breadth of pileus 1.5-2', stipe 3"- 4" thick. 



Sandy soil. Center. October. 



Subgenus — Inoloma. 

 Pileus fleshy, dry, at first silky with scales or innate fibres, 



not hygrophanous ; stem bulbous. — BerA: Outl. 

 The bulbous or enlarged base of the stem in many species 

 gradually tapers upward so that the stem becomes somewhat 

 conical, or obclavate. 



