White-spored Series 



Ivory Hygrophorus (Edible) 



Hygrophorus eburneus (See Plate Facing Page 84) 



Cap orPileus — White, 



thin,fleshy,viscid. 

 Stem or Stipe — White, 



unequal, long, 



slender, stuffed, ' 



or hollow; viscid. 

 Gills or LamellcR — 



W h i t e, w a X y, 



unequal, distant, 



growing down 



the stem (decur- 



rent), thick and 



firm. 

 Volva and Annulus — 



Wanting. 

 Spores — White. 

 Flesh — O dour and 



taste grateful. 

 Time — September. 

 Habitat — The speci- 



men photo- 



graphed was found growing among moss and fallen leaves 



in dense wood, Lake Placid. 



Section of H. eburneus 



GEl^VS ARMILLARIA 



The members of this genus have white spores, and the gills 

 attached by the inner extremity to the stem. The stem has a 

 collar, but no wrapper at the base. The name is derived from the 

 Latin armilla, a bracelet, referring to the ring upon the stem. 



Honey-coloured Armillaria (Edible) 



Armillaria mellea 



Cap or Pileus — Colour from almost white to dark reddish brown. 

 Young plants have numerous minute tufts or scales of 

 brownish or blackish hairs. Margins sometimes striated. 

 1-6 inches broad. 



Eb-iir'-ne-iis 



Ar'-rall-la'-ri-a 

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Ma'-ie-a 



