GILL FUNGI 23 



not be eaten. It possesses the power of phosphorescence, and hence is always of 

 interest. 



Clitocybe odora Green Clitocybe 



C a p small, 4-5 cm. wide, pale green to dark green or olive, smooth or some- 

 Avhat silky when dry, convex, then plane or depressed ; stem slender, 2-4 cm. by 

 4-5 mm., whitish or grayish, smooth, elastic, stuffed ; gills adnate or decurrent, 

 greenish to whitish, broad; spores elliptic, 6-8 \ 4-iix. The name refers to 

 the pleasant spicy smell. 



In leafy woods, from August to C)ctober ; edible, but perhaps best used as a 

 flavor for other kinds of mushrooms. 



Clitocybe fragrans Fragrant Clitocybe 



Cap small, 2-3 cm. wide, whitish, smooth, watery, plane, then depressed or 

 somewhat funnel-like; stem slender, 4-5 cm. bv 4-5 mm., smooth, whitish, elastic, 

 stuffed or hollow; gills short decurrent, whitish; spores ellipsoid, 6-7 X "I/-'- 

 The name refers to the anise-like odor. 



On the ground in mossy woods, July to November; edilile. 



Clitocybe candicans White Clitocybe 



Cap small, 2-3 cm. wide, white and shining, smooth or finely silky, convex, 

 then plane or concave; stem slender, 2-5 cm. bv 3-5 mm., white, shining, smooth, 

 cartilage-like, hollow, rooting at base ; gills short decurrent or almost adnate, 

 white, narrow and crowded; spores subglobose, 5-6 X "I'S/"- The name refers 

 to the shining whiteness of the plant. 



In leaf mold in woods ; said to be tough, but excellent when well-cooked. 



Clitocybe dealbata Ivory Top 



Cap small, 2-4 cm. wide, white and shining, smooth, plane, finally upturned 

 and the margin wavy ; stem slender, 2-3 cm. by 3-4 mm., whitish, fibrous, stuffed ; 

 gills slightly decurrent, white, crowded; spores ellipsoid, 4-5 X 2-3/i. The 

 name refers to the white color. 



In grassland and woodland, in autumn; said to be delicious. 



Clitocybe robusta Stout Clitocybe 



Cap medium, 7-10 cm. wide, white, smooth, convex, then flat or slightly con- 

 cave, the margin at first turned in; stem stout, 3-5 cm. by 1-2 cm., white, smooth, 

 solid ; gills decurrent, white, crowded ; spores elliptic, 8 X 5/i. The name 

 refers to the stout form. 



On the ground in woods, in autumn ; edible. 



