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base, whitish or yellowish; stem very short or obsolete, central, 
eccentric or almost lateral, white or whitish; spores minute, .ooo2— 
.00024 of an inch long, .cooI—.ooo12 broad. 
Pileus 6-15 lines broad; stem about 1 line long, 1 line thick. 
Dead trunks and branches of willow, Salix discolor Muhl. 
Fulton, Hamilton and Essex counties. July and September. 
Rare and variable. It has been collected three times in our 
State, each time on willow. Its odor is strong but agreeable and 
perceptible at a distance of several feet. 
Specimens formerly referred to Lentinus lecomtei Fr., 
L. strigosus Schw.andL. pelliculosus Schw. are be- 
lieved to be erroneous determinations. Therefore descriptions of 
these species are omitted. 
NEW YORK SPECIES OF ENTOLOMA 
Entoloma Fr. 
Pileus subcarneous, margin at first incurved; hymenophorum 
continuous with the stem; veil not distinct; lamellae sinuate- 
adnexed or seceding; stem fleshy, fibrous or waxy, soft; spores 
pink, typically angular. 
This genus corresponds to Tricholoma of the white spored series. 
The species are terrestrial and occur chiefly during showery 
weather in summer and early autumn. They may be divided into 
four subgenera or sections. 
KEY TO THE SECTIONS 
Pileus thin, subsilky when dry, hygrophanous................ Nolanidea 
PACS MOCE MISE “OL. SUUATIILIOSE, -CTY > «cite vs cases a> = cleeics vas Leptonidea 
Pileus glabrous, moist or viscid, not hygrophanous.................... I 
PVENCHS Cone ei SUDG MANIAC. (oes Soe vee cache ow sce oo sua deeees Conoidea 
En EUs CCGMMEM OF set yr Pate n As <-sfoin oo vise a'e's 6 vl bind s'n'e'ae ea naie > Genuina 
Genuina ¥ 
Pileus glabrous, moist or viscid, not hygrophanous. Large or 
medium in size with pileus usually convex or becoming so and 
stem stout. 
KEY TO THE SPECIES 
Pileus even, Rok EbOTAG a. ieee aaah Pe toes aes ate oN sinuatum 
Pileus centrally wrinkled, umbonate...,...... EVERY Sueno gala *,. grande 
