Report of the State Botanist 131 



This is a species which in some respects approaches P. Buthce, 

 but differs from it in having the lamellae distinct behind, not 

 anastomosing-, and there are no red tints on the stem. The plant is 

 said to be fragrant when fresh. I have seen it only in the dried 

 state and, therefore, the description may not correspond exactly 

 with the coloring of the fresh plant. 



Pleurotus campanulatus n. sp. 



(Plate2, flgs. 13 to 15.) 



Pileus thin, subtenacious, campanulate, attached by the vertex, 

 glabrous or sprinkled with a few grayish hairs, often plicate-striate 

 on the margin, black ; lamellae few, distant, whitish ; spores curved, 

 .0003 to .00035 in. long, .00015 to .00016 broad. 



Pileus 1 to 2 lines broad. 



Dead branches of mulberry, Morus rubra. Saugerties. May. 



This fungus resembles some forms of P. striatulus, but it is easily 

 distinguished by its black color and curved spores. The vertex of 

 the pileus is sometimes prolonged, forming a distinct stem. 



Flammula squalida n. sp. 



Pileus fleshy, convex or plane, firm, viscose, glabrous, dingy-yel- 

 lowish or rufesceni;, flesh whitish, colored similar to the pileus under 

 the separable pellicle ; lamellae rather broad, adnate, pallid, becom- 

 ing brownish-ferruginous ; stem slender, generally flexuous, hollow, 

 fibrillose, subcartilaginous, pallid or brownish, pale-yellow at the 

 top when young; spores brownish-ferruginous, .0003 in^ long, .00016 

 broad. 



Pileus 1 to 1.5 in. broad ; stem 1.5 to 3 in. long, 1 to 2 lines thick. 



In bushy and swampy places. CarroUton and Sandlake. 

 September. 



This species is closely allied to F. spwnosa, of which, perhaps, 

 some may prefer to consider it a variety. But having observed it 

 several times in different localities and always finding it constant in 

 its character and readily distinguishable, it has seemed best to 

 recognize it as a species. It is distinguished by its slender habit, 

 more uniform color, subcartilaginous stem, darker spores and gen- 

 erally dingy appearance. It is often strongly caespitose and is 

 found especially among alder l^ushes in swamps. 



Pluteolus reticulatus Fers. 

 Decayed wood of deciduous trees. CarroUton. September. 



