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AGARICACE^: 



Cantharellus 



c. Resupinata. 



1387. C. retirugus Pers. (from the reticulate gills rete, a net, ruga, 



a wrinkle) a b c. 

 P. sessile, inferior, membranous, irregular, repando-lobed, 



cinereous-fuliginous, or pale fuliginous over biscuit G. superior, 



radiating from a central or lateral point, whitish-fuliginous or 



paler than P. 

 On sticks and mosses in bogs, Hypnum ; uncommon. April-May. 



P. f in. in diam. Sometimes wholly salmon or biscuit. 



1388. C. lobatus Fr. (from the lobed pileus) a b c. Dark fuscous, 

 pale when dry. 



P. sessile, inferior, membranous, irregular. G. superior, radiating 

 from a central or lateral point, somewhat distant, branched. 



On mosses in bogs, Hypnum cuspidatum^ H. revolens, Sphagtmm, mossy soil ; 

 uncommon. Spring to winter. P. i in. in diam. 



LI. NYCTALIS Fr. 



(From the habit, growing in dark places ; Gr. nux, night.) 



Veil obsolete or indefinite. Hymenophore continuous and homo- 

 geneous with the stem. Pileus fleshy. Stem central, exannulate, 



Fig. 65. Nyctalis asterophora Fr. A, plants growing on Russula, adusta. One-half natural 

 size. B, c, entire and in section ; D, with slice removed from edge, showing transverse section 

 of vein-like gills. X 2. E, basidia and spores ; F, conidium. X 400. 



