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squamulose at the top, white; spores dark ferruginous, subellipsoid, 

 8-10 x 5-6 p-. 



Pileus 1.5-3 cm broad; stem 2.5-4 cm long, 2-4 mm thick. 



Grassy ground. Rensselaer co. June. Rare. 



A species well marked by the peculiar color of the lamellae which 

 at first suggests a species of Agaricus. 



Hebeloma album Pk. 



WHITE HEBELOMA 

 N. Y. State Mus. Rep't 54, p. 147, pl.G, fig. 1-7 



Pileus fleshy, firm, convex becoming nearly plane or concave by 

 the margin curving upward, glabrous, subviscid, white or yellowish 

 white, flesh white; lamellae thin, narrow, close, sinuate, adnexed, 

 whitish becoming brownish ferruginous ; stem equal, firm, rather 

 long, solid or stuffed, slightly mealy at the top, white; spores sub- 

 ellipsoid, pointed at one or both ends, 12-16 x 6-8 p.. 



Pileus 2.5-5 cm broad; stem 3.5—7 cm long, 4-6 mm thick. 



Among fallen leaves in woods. Essex co. October. 



Easily recognized by the white color of both pileus and stem. 

 A new figure of this species is given in the present report on plate 

 117, figure 1-6. 



Hebeloma albidulum Pk. 



WHITISH HEBELOMA 

 N. Y. State Mus. Rep't 54, p. 148 



Pileus fleshy, firm, broadly convex or nearly plane,, glabrous, 

 slightly viscid when moist, dingy white or grayish white, flesh 

 white; lamellae close, narrow, adnexed, whitish becoming brown- 

 ish ferruginous, white and minutely denticulate on the edge; stem 

 equal, firm, glabrous, slightly mealy or pruinose at the top, hollow, 

 sometimes slightly bulbous, colored like the pileus; spores sub- 

 ellipsoid, obtuse, 10-12 x 6-8 />.. 



Pileus 2.5-6 cm broad ; stem 3-6 cm long, 4-6 mm thick. 



Among fallen leaves in woods. Essex co. October. 



This differs from Hebeloma album Pk. in its more dingy 

 color, its hollow stem and its shorter and more obtuse spores. 



