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the substance is the same throug-hont, therefore the stem and cap 

 do not easily separate. The plants are more commonly found in 

 the fall, but some species occur during- the summer months. 



Hypholoma appendiculatum Bull. (Plate XXVII.) This 

 is a common species, and grows in great abundance on the lawns 

 of the Connecticut Agricultural College during July and August. 

 The mycelium seems to be perennial, for the plants have appeared 

 in the same spots several years. It is one of the best edible 

 kinds; the caps are very tender and are excellent in flavor. 

 These plants grow in thick clusters on the ground or on decaying 

 logs, and often cover a considerable area. The cap varies from 

 one to three inches in diameter, and also varies in color from 

 dingy white through various shades of brown and yellow. It is 

 fleshy and membranous, becoming thin and leathery when dry. 

 The cap is ovate at first, then expands with age. The margin of 

 the young cap is fringed with the remains of the veil, but this 

 disappears as the plants reach maturity. The stem is from two 

 to three inches long and from one-twelfth to one-sixth of an 

 inch thick. It is delicate, shredding into fibers when broken. 

 The crowded gills are joined squarely to the stem, are at first 

 white, then pink, and lastly dingy brown. The plant is a safe 

 one to gather for food, for there is nothing with which it is 

 likely to be confused. 



Hypholoma sublateritium Schaeff. Brick-topped Hypho- 

 loma. (Plate XXV, Bull. No. 3.) This species is more 

 frequent during the fall months than in summer. During the 

 autumn of 1906 the writer found an immense number even after 

 severe frosts. The plants are commonly found on decaying 

 stumps, and always grow on decaying wood. During the last 

 year the writer found an immense number of the plants 

 apparently growing on the ground. Suspecting, from the 

 peculiar radiating manner in which they grew, that they were 

 attached to a tree stump, he found by careful examination that 

 a stump had been dug out and the plants were growing from the 

 larger roots which remained in the ground. The caps vary from 

 two to four inches in diameter, and are of a yellow-red color, 

 darker in the center and with pale margins. Frequently the 

 plants are so densely clustered that the caps are abnormally 

 developed. The plants are quite fleshy; the flesh being white 



