DESCEIPTIONS OF FUNGI. 93 



YMow or Orange. 



STEOPHAKIA SICOAPES = dry and foot. 

 The Dry Stropharia. 



Stropharia is taken from a Greek word mean- 

 ing sword belt, referring to its ring (Steven- 

 son). Siccapes is from two words meaning 

 dry and foot. It grows on horse manm-e. 

 Stevenson does not mention this species. It is 

 described by Mr. Peck in the State reports. 

 Cap is a light yellow, darker in the centre, y^ 

 inch to 1 inch broad, bell-shaped, sticky, shiny 

 when dry, even. Stem sometimes 4 inches 

 long, slender, straight, dry, base almost club- 

 shaped. Ring scarcely perceptible, but form- 

 ing a whitish zone, shining, persistent, apex of 

 stem whitish, and slightly striate. Gills dark 

 gray, almost blackish, the margin paler, 

 adfixed, thin. We found a great many in one 

 place, of all sizes, from 1 line across cap to 1 

 inch. In some specimens the ring was want- 

 ing, but in others it was apparent. 



