26 CONNECTICUT GEOL. AND NAT. HIST. SURVEY. [Bull. 



TRICHOLOMA Fr. 

 dpiE, a hair ; Xwfia, a fringe. 



The veil is wholly wanting in most species of Tricholoma, 

 therefore the ring and volva on the stem are absent. In some 

 few species a minute veil is manifest by cobwebby down on 

 the margin of the pileus. In this genus the gills are joined to 

 the stem, and are more or less strongly notched at the point of 

 union. The pileus is fleshy, and similar in substance to the 

 short, stout stem. 



The species are usually found in moist woodland, growing 

 on the ground among decaying leaves, but occasionally they 

 occur in open pastures. Many are edible, but some few spe- 

 cies are said to be poisonous. 

 Tricholoma albi-flavidum Pk. (yellow-white). 



South Windsor, Hanmer; Mansfield, July (68). 

 Tricholoma album Schaeff. (white). 



Mansfield, July (85). Taste bitter (Pk.). 

 Tricholoma equestre Linn, {equcs, knight). 



South Windsor. Hanmer. Edible (Pk.). 

 Tricholoma personatum Fr. (masked). 



Manchester, Hanmer. Edible (Atk.). Plate V. 

 Tricholoma portentosum Fr. (portentous). 



East Hartford, Hanmer. Edible (McL). 

 Tricholoma rutilans Schsefif. (reddish). 



South Windsor, Hanmer; Mansfield, Aug. (226). 

 Edible (McL). 

 Tricholoma sejunctum Sow. (disjoined). 



South Glastonbury, Hanmer. 

 Tricholoma transmutans Pk. (changing). 



Rainbow, Hanmer. Edible (Pk.). 

 Tricholoma terreum Schasfif. (earthen). 



Rainbow, Hanmer. Edible (Pk.). 



COLLYBIA Fr. 



KoWvj^oQ, a coin. 



The cap is fleshy and usually thin, and in the young plant 

 the margin is inroUed, thus differing from Mycena which this 

 genus resembles. 



