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\\'hon the stem is present, the gills usually extend down it 

 (decurrent), and the edges are entire and acute. The pileus 

 is fleshy, inrolled in the immature specimens, and more or less 

 viscid on the surface. The spores are ochre-colored. These 

 plants arc found singly or in tufts, growing on wood or on the 

 ground. 



Paxillus aurantiacus Ellis (orange-colored). 



Mansfield, July (234). 

 Paxillus atro-tomentosus (Datsch) Fr. (having black 

 down). 



South Windsor, Rainbow, Haiuncr. 

 Paxillus involutus (Batsch) Fr. (involute). 



^lansfield. July (118). Edible. 

 Paxillus panuoides Fr. 



East Hartford, Hanmcr; Mansfield, July (200). 



CORTIXARIUS Fr. 

 Cortina, a veil. 



This genus contains plants puzzling to the amateur col- 

 lector, and difficult of determination even by the more expe- 

 rienced. Because of the peculiar nature of the plant it is 

 necessary to have specimens in all stages of development, 

 otherwise the identification is almost impossible. When young, 

 the plants are covered with a cobwebby veil which is distinct 

 from the cuticle of the cap, but in the more mature specimens 

 this veil entirely disappears, except in some species where a 

 fragile ring is perceptible upon the stem, or minute particles 

 may be seen on the surface and margin of the pileus. The 

 plants are mostly fleshy throughout, and are variously colored ; 

 many have beautiful violet tints, but the majority are yellow 

 or brown. 



The gills in the mature specimens are usually densely pow- 

 dered with spores. The number of species is large, and many 

 are found only in the fall, for they seem adapted to a cooler 

 season of the year, although some are found during the early 

 summer. 



The specimens collected by Mr. C. C. Hanmer and the 

 writer were sent to Mr, C. H. Kauffman of the Department of 

 Botany, Ann Arbor, Michigan, for identification. Mr. KaufT- 



