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tapering upward, solid, white; spores broadly elliptic, .00025-.0003 of an 

 inch long, .0002 broad. 



Pileus r-4 inches broad; stem 1-3 inches long, 4-12 lines thick. 



Gregarious or cespitose. Woods, specially of pine. When growing 

 in tufts the stem is often eccentric and the pileus irregular. The base 

 of the stem is often white tomentose. Its agreeable odor and mild taste 

 led to a trial of its edible qualities, but it developed a bitter taste in 

 cooking. 



Mycena latifolia Pk. 



Woods. Flood wood. August. In Sylloge this has been reduced to 

 a variety of M. galericulata, with which it has but little affinity. 

 It is a much smaller fungus, grows gregariously and on the ground, not 

 in tufts nor on or about decaying wood and stumps. Its spores are 

 .00025 <5f 3,n inch long, .0002 broad. 



Pleurotus subareolatus Pk. 



There is a small, white, membranaceous veil present in the young plant 

 but usually disappearing with age. 



Russula atropurpurea Pk. 



This species is solitary in its mode of growth. It is not often that 

 more than one or two specimens are found in a place. In drying, the 

 plants emit a very disagreeable odor similar to that exhaled by R. com- 

 pact a Frost in drying. 



Russula purpurina Q. e?* 6". 



This is a beautiful species and retains its color well in drying. It is 

 apparently limited to the Adirondack region in our state. It has been 

 collected at Lake Placid and near Floodwood. 



Russula Integra rubrotincta n. var. 

 Stem slightly tinged with red. Lake Placid. September. Miss 

 N. L. Marshall and Miss H. C. Anderson. The specimens sent me for 

 identification exhibit nearly all the essential characters of R. Integra, 

 but the stem is slightly reddish instead of clear white. The pileus is dark 

 red, and the lamellae are somewhat dusted by the yellowish spores. 



Nyctalis asterophora Fr. 



Specimens destitute of lamellae were sent from Poughkeepsie by Miss 

 R. C. Fish. 



