Agaricaceae 



cntocybe. This fungus is quite common in the West Virginia mountains and in 

 some parts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, where I have found it. It 

 is, however, limited to localities. It is one of my favorites, being of 

 marked flavor and agreeable consistency. I have not known it to harm 

 anone . 



C. cla'vipes Pers. clava, a club; pes, a foot. Pileus 



(Plate 



-^z n. 



across, rather convex at first, soon 

 plane, at length almost obconical, 

 very obtuse, even, glabrous, dry, 

 sometimes all one color, brown, 

 sooty, livid-gray, etc., sometimes 

 whitish towards the margin, very 

 rarely entirely white. Flesh loose in 

 texture, white, thin at the margin. 

 Gills deeply decurrent, continued 

 down the stem as straight lines, 

 rather distant, flaccid, quite entire, 

 broad, entirely and persistently white. 

 Stem 2 in. long, base Yz in. and 

 more thick> conical | y attenuated up- 

 rather fibrillose, livid, sooty, solid, spongy within.' Spores 



CLITOCYBE CLAVIPES. 

 About two-thirds natural size. 



ward, 

 elliptical, 



In woods, especially pine. Resembling C. nebularis in color, but 

 quite distinct. Smell pleasant, entire substance soft and elastic, fries. 



Spores elliptical, 6-7x4^ Massee; sub-ellipsoid, 5-7x3-4^ K.; 

 6x8/4 W.G.S. 



Found in pine woods of New Jersey, and under spruce in West 

 Virginia. Its substance is spongy, therefore does not stew well. Cooked 

 in any other way it is delicate and of excellent flavor. 



C. gangraeno'sa Fr. gangrcena, gangrene. Pileus fleshy, convex 

 then plane, obtuse, whitish, at first sprinkled with white powder, then 

 naked, variegated, streaked. Gills slightly decurrent, arcuate, crowded, 

 dingy-white. Stem somewhat bulbous, soft, striate, spongy, solid. 



Stinking; large, flesh becoming blackish and variegated with black. 

 Stem curved, sometimes excentric. Pileus whitish, here and there 

 greenish, livid, etc. Fries. 



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