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Agaricus nebularis, JBatsch. 



"Woods. Fort Edward. Howe. North Greenbush. Edible. 



Agarictts laccatus, Scop. 



Damp thickets and woods. Poestenkill. Howe. Bethlehem. 

 Summer and Autumn. 



Agaricus radicatus, Btdl. 



"Woods. Summer and autumn. Common. Edible. 

 This species is remarkable for the long, root-like extension of the 

 stipe, which penetrates into the earth about as far as the proper 

 stipe extends upwards in the air. 



Agaricus velutipes, Curt. 



Decayed wood. Fort Edward. Howe. Autumn and Spring. 



Agaricus ochropurpureus, Berk. 



Woods. Fort Edward. Howe. Bethlehem and North Elba. 



Agaricus galericulatus, Scop. 



Humid earth. Fort Edward. Howe. Autumn. 



Agaricus epipterygius, Scop. 



Old wood. Fort Edward. Howe. Autumn. 



Agaricus campanella, Batsch. 



Rotting wood. Fort Edward. Howe. 



Agaricus ostreatus, Jacq. 



Old logs and dead trees. Fort Edward. Howe. Abundant on 

 the Catskill Mountains. Autumn. Edible. 



A thick, firm species, quite variable in color but easily recognized 

 after it has been once seen. Said to be excellent food. 



Agaricus saligjstus, Pers. 



Dead trees, old logs and stumps. Common. Summer and aut- 

 umn. Edible. 



Agaricus petaloides, Bull. 



Old logs and stumps, especially in damp, shaded places. Fort 

 Edward. Howe. Catskill and Adirondack Mountains. Summer 

 and autumn. 



Agaricus atrocoeruleus, Fr. 



Bark of old trunks. Fort Edward. Howe. Underside of fence 

 rails. Helderberg Mountains. Summer and autumn. 



