48 Annual Report of the State Botanist. 



Pileus 4 to 5 in. broad ; stem 2 to 4 iu. long-, 1 to 1.5 in. thick. 



Among- fallen leaves in woods. Cattaraugus county. September. 



The plants are often csespitose, and then the pileus is more or 

 less irreg-ular and the lamellae somewhat lacerated. The species is 

 related to T. Columhetta, from which its larger size, constantly 

 squamulose pileus, more caespitose mode of growth, larger spores 

 and farinaceous taste separate it. The squamules of the pileus are 

 brownish, and the pileus itself is sometimes slightly dingy on the 

 disk. The young margin is pure white like the stem, and both it 

 and the upper part of the stem are sometimes studded with drops 

 of moisture. 



The plant was found on trial to be edible, but not of first quality. 

 The flesh is not very tender, nor the flavor captivating even in 

 young specimens. 



Tricholoma striatifolium Pk. 



Striate-leaved Teicholoma 



(N. Y, State Mus. Rep. 30, p. 37.) 



Pileus convex or nearly plane, dry, subglabrous, somewhat shin- 

 ing, often obscurely dotted or squamulose with innate fibrils, grayish 

 or giayish-brown, sometimes tinged with red, flesh white ; lamellae 

 rather close, rounded behind, iransversdy striated or venose, white ; 

 stem slightly thickened at the base, hoUotv, white ; spores subglo- 

 bose or broadly elliptical, .00016 to .0002 in. long. 



Pileus 2 to 3 in. broad ; stem 1 to 2 in. long, 3 to 6 lines thick. 



Woods. Saratoga county. October. 



A rare species collected but once. The striate appearance of the 

 lamellffi is due to the presence of small transverse vein-like elevations. 

 The stem is of a pure chalky-white color. The odor is perceptible 

 and peculiar. 



Lamellce changing color or becoming spotted. 



Tricholoma -tricolor Pk. 



Three-colored Tricholoma 



(N. Y. State Mus. Rep. il, p. 60.) 

 Pileus broadly convex or nearly plane, sometimes slightly 

 depressed in the center, firm, dry, obscurely striate on the margin 

 pale-alutaceous inclining to russet, flesh whitish ; lamellae thin, nar- 

 row, close, adnexed, pale-yelloio, becoming hroivn or purplish-brown 

 in drying ; stem stout, short, firm, tapering upward from the 

 thickened or subbulbous base, lohite ; spores broadly elliptical or 

 subglobose, .0003 in. long. 



