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whitish mycehal tomentum at the base ; spores subelhpsoid, even, 

 -8-10 X 5-6 !J', cystidia 45-55 x 12-20 !j. 



Pileus 4-8 mm broad; stem 1.5-2.5 cm long, about i mm thick. 



Decaying wood and bark buried under fallen leaves. Fulton co, 

 July. Rare. Found but once. 



This is a very small but distinct species remarkable for the hairy 

 covering of the pileus. The hairs on the margin are longer and 

 coarser than the others. The habitat is unusual for an Inocybe. 



Inocybe geophylla (Sow.) Fr. 



EARTHY LEAF INOCYBE 



Sylloge 5:784 



Pileus fleshy but thin, conic or ovate becoming expanded, umbo- 



iiate, silky fibrillose, even, commonly white or whitish, rarely lilac; 



lamellae close^ rather broad, ventricose, adnexed, white becoming 



clay color ; stem equal, firm, stuffed, white, mealy at the top, spores 



•ellipsoid, 8-10 x 4-6 [j-, cystidia 40-60 x 12-20 ij-. 



Pileus 1.5-2.5 cm broad; stem 2.5-6 cm long, 2-4 mm thick. 

 Ground in woods. Common. August to October. 

 A fine but small species found mostly in woods and varying some 

 in the color of the pileus. Var. 1 i 1 a c i n u s Pk. with lilac colored 

 pileus fading to whitish when old appears to include both Aga r i - 

 c u s a f f i n i s Pers. and Agaricus geophilus Pers. 



Inocybe serotina Pk. 



LATE INOCYBE 

 N. Y. State Mus. Bui. 75, p.17 



Pileus fleshy, firm, campanulate or convex becoming nearly plane, 

 fibrillose on the margin, white or yellowish, flesh white; lamellae 

 close, rounded at the stem, slightly adnexed, subventricose, whitish 

 becoming brownish cinnamon ; stem subequal, bulbous or sometimes 

 narrowed at the base, solid, fibrous, white; spores oblong or ellip- 

 soid, uninucleate, even, 12-16 x 6-8 /^-. 



Pileus 2.5-6 cm broad; stem 2.5-6 cm long, 6-12 mm thick. 



Sandy soil of Lake Ontario. Wayne co. October. Rare or 

 local. Found but once. 



This is one of the largest of our species. Its late appearance in 

 the season is suggestive of the specific name. It is reported by its 

 discoverer, E. B. Burbank, to be edibile. 



