90 Thirty-eighth Report on the State Museum. 



Lactarius hysginus, Fr 



Mossy ground in woods and swamps. Caroga and Sandlake. July 

 and Aug. 



Lactarius varius, Pk. 

 Sandy soil. West Albany and Karner. Sept, and Oct. 



Lactarius paludinellus, PJc. 



Sphagnous marshes. Sandlake. Aug. For the descriptions of this 

 and the preceding species of Lactarius see the article on the New York 

 species of Lactarius. 



Russula basifurcata, n. sp. 



Pileus firm, convex, umbilicate, becoming somewhat funnel form, 

 glabrous, slightly viscid when moist, the thin pellicle scarcely separable 

 except on the margin, dingy-white, sometimes tinged with yellow or 

 reddish-yellow, the margin nearly even; lamellae rather close, narrowed 

 toward the base, adnate or slightly emarginate, many of them forked 

 near the base, a few short ones intermingled, white becoming yellowish ; 

 stem firm, solid, becoming spongy within, white ; spores elliptical, pale 

 yellow, uninucleate or shining, .00035 in- long, .00025 broad; flesh white, 

 taste mild, then bitterish. 



Pileus 2 to 3 inches broad, stem 8 to 12 lines long, 5 to 6 lines thick. 



Dry hard ground in paths and wood roads. Caroga. July. 



This species belongs to the section Fragiles, but in some respects it 

 closely resembles pale forms of E. furcata, from which it is separated 

 by the absence of any silky micor and by the yellowish color and ellip- 

 tical shape of the spores and by the yellowish hue of the lamellag. 



Lentinus suavissimus, Fr. 



Dead willows, Salix discolor. Caroga. July. The strong but agree- 

 able odor, resembling that of melilot, and the lamellre crisped and 

 anastomosing at the base readily distinguish this species, which is 

 apparently very rare with us. 



Boletus sulphureus, Fr. 



Thin woods. Caroga. July. 



But a single specimen was found and this does not fully agree with 

 the description, but it is for the present placed here. 



Boletus versipellis, Fr. 



Sandy soil. West Albany and Karner. Oct. 



This species so closely resembles some forms of B. scaber that it is 

 not surprising that Persoon regarded it as a variety of that species. The 

 reddish color, dry pileus and appendiculate margin are the most avail- 

 able distinguishing characters of the species. It is apparently quite 

 rare. 



Polyporus abortivus, Pk. 



Buried sticks and decomposing vegetable matter. South Ballston 

 Aug. and Sept. 



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