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phorus rubropunctus which has reference to the red 

 dots at the top of the stem. 



Hygrophorus flavodiscus Frost 



YELLOW DISKED HYGROPHORUS 



State Mus. Rep't 35. 1884. p. 134; State Mus. Mem. 3, p. 145, pi. 50, fig. i~6. 



Pileus fleshy, convex or nearly plane, very viscid or glutinous, 

 white, pale yellow or reddish yellow in the center, flesh white ; 

 lamellae adnate or decurrent, subdistant, white, sometimes with a 

 slight flesh-colored tint ; stem nearly equal, solid, very viscid or glu- 

 tinous, white at the top, white or yellowish below ; spores elHptic, 

 .00025-.0003 of an inch long, .00016-.0002 broad. 



Pileus 1-3 inches broad ; stem 1-3 inches long, 3-6 lines thick. 



Pine woods. Albany county. October. Rare. Edible. This 

 is an excellent edible species, tender and agreeable in flavor. It is 

 well to strip off the viscid pellicle with its adhering dirt and leaves 

 before cooking. The species dififers but slightly except in color from 

 H. f u 1 i g i n e u s Frost with which it sometimes grows. 



Hygrophorus capreolarius Kalchb. 

 CAPREOLAR HYGROPHORUS 



Pileus fleshy, convex becoming plane or centrally depressed, sub- 

 viscid but soon dry, virgate with innate darker fibrils and punctate 

 squamulose in the center, purplish red, flesh reddish ; lamellae nar- 

 rowed toward each end, distant, adnate or decurrent, purplish with 

 a slight cinnamon tint ; stem nearly equal, solid, striate or reticulate 

 with obscure fibrils, purplish brown ; spores .00024-.0003 of an inch 

 long, .0002-.00024 broad. 



Pileus 1-3 inches broad; stem 1-3 inches long, 3-6 lines thick. 

 . Gregarious or cespitose. Woods, mostly under coniferous trees. 

 Essex county. September. 



This was published by Kalchbrenner as a variety of H. eru- 

 b e s c e n s Fr. but in the Sylloge it is given as a distinct species 

 and most mycologists recognize it as such at the present time. The 

 spore dimensions given above are from spores of our American 

 specimens. 



Hygrophorus purpurascens (A. & S.) Fr. 

 PURPLISH HYGROPHORUS 



Pileus fleshy, convex becoming plane, shghtly viscid, soon dry, 

 whitish, variegated in the center with purplish red spots or appressed 



