Report of the Botanist. 51 



Plant 4^-6 ' high, pileus 4^-6' broad, stem about 1' thick. 



Ground in woods. Copake, Columbia county. October. 



The veil for a long time conceals the lamellae and finally becomes 

 lacerated and adheres in shreds or fragments to the stem and mar- 

 gin of the pileus. 



Agaricus (Tricholoma) kubicundus Peck. 



Pileus convex, then expanded or centrally depressed, viscid, 

 slightly tomentose on the margin when young, smooth or some- 

 times with a few scales either on the disk or on the margin, red ; 

 lamellae close, white becoming spotted with red, some of them 

 forked ; stem firm, equal, solid, slightly pruinose, white often 

 stained with red ; spores .00028 x .00016 in. 



Plant Z'-W high, pileus 3-5' broad, stem Q"-%" thick. 



Ground in woods. New Scotland, Albany county. October. 

 The plant is rarely csespitose. The thin cuticle is separable. 

 The color is suggestive of species of E-ussula. 



Agaricus (Tricholoma) flavescens Peck. 



Pileus firm, convex, often irregular, dry, smooth, sometimes 

 cracking into minute scales on the disk, white or pale yellow, 

 minutely tomentose on the margin when young ; lamellae close, 

 floccose on the edge, white or pale yellow ; stem firm, solid, often 

 unequal, central or eccentric, colored like the pileus ; spores sub- 

 globose, .0002 in. in diameter. 



Plant caespitose, 2'-3' high, pileus 2'-3^ broad, stem 4'''-6'' thick. 



Old pine stumps. Bethlehem and l!^orth Greenbush. October. 



Agarictjs (Tricholoma) lacunosijs Peclc. 



Pileus convex or expanded, dry, lacunose, densely furfuraceous, 

 bright golden-yellow ; lamellae subdistant, white, the interspaces 

 sometimes veiny ; stem firm, solid, equal or slightly tapering 

 downwards, scaly or furfuraceous, colored like the pileus. 

 Plant 1-2' high, pileus 1' broad, stem 1" thick. 



Fallen branches and decaying wood. Savannah. August. 

 The colors are well retained in the dried specimens. The lacunae 

 of the pileus give it a somewhat reticulated appearance. 



Agaricus (Tricholoma) laterarius Peek. 



Pileus convex or expanded, sometimes slightly depressed in the 

 center, pruinose, whitish, the disk often tinged with red or brown, 

 the thin margin marked with slight subdistant, short, radiating 

 ridges ; lamellae narrow, crowded, white, prolonged in little decur- 



