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Tricholoma. We do not think there is any ambiguity about 

 the proper place for the American plant. Schaeffer describes 

 his plant as having the pileus striate with filaments, and the 

 stem also as striate with filaments, destitute of a veil but 

 having a spurious annulus. His figure supports this descrip- 

 tion and also indicates the presence of concentrically arranged 

 squamules on the stem. Gillet says that the plant has an 

 incomplete annulus and his figure of the species, like that of 

 Schaeffer, indicates one formed by the abrupt termination of 

 the scaly surface of the stem. He also attributes a strong 

 nauseous odor and an acrid and bitter taste to the plant, but 

 says nothing of the farinaceous odor and taste which is so evi- 

 dent in our plant. These discrepancies between the European 

 plant and the American lead us to keep our plant separate, 

 though it may be only a variety. 



Tricholoma fallax Pk. 



In Illustrations of British fungi 8:1151 this species is 

 figured with white lamellae. I have never seen the American 

 plant with white lamellae, not even when young. They are 

 yellow when young inclining to ochraceous as they become older. 

 In the moist plant they are a little paler than the pileus, but 

 when dry they have nearly the same color. 



Collybia confluens campanulata n. var. 



Pileus campanulate, 1-3 inches broad; lamellae and stem 

 whitish or subcinereous. Growing in circles under pine trees. 

 Bolton. September. 



This variety is remarkable for the large size and persistently 

 campanulate form of its pileus and for its habit of growing in 

 clusters which stand in arcs of circles. The clusters are often 

 so compact that the pilei are crowded and very irregular in 

 consequence. 



Another variety was found in small quantity near Bolton in 

 August. In it the stem and lamellae are clear white. I would 

 call it variety niveipes. 



