28 CONNECTICUT GEOL. AND NAT. HIST. SURVEY. [Bull. 



Collybia velutipes Curt, (having a velvety stem). 



East Hartford, Sept., H miner; Mansfield, May (345)- 

 Collybia zonata Pk. (zoned). 



Bolton, July, Hanmcr. 



MYCENA Fr. 

 /juk->)c. a fungus. 



This genus is composed mostly of delicate plants growing 

 on wood, decaying stumps, among decaying leaves, and on the 

 ground. 



The cap is more or less conical, and in the immature plant 

 the margin lies flat against the stem, in contrast with the in- 

 curved margin of Collybia. The stem is frequently long and 

 slender, it snaps easily when bent, and is usually hollow. In 

 some species a colored or watery juice exudes from the stem 

 when it is broken. The gills are attached to the stem. Spores 

 white. 



Myccna occurs abundantly in woodlands and occasionally 

 in grasslands. The plants promise little food value because 

 of their small size and thin substance. 



Their smallness makes the determination of species rather 

 difficult. A few, however, have characteristic odors which 

 aid in establishing their identity. 



Mycena cyanothrix Atk. (blue-haired). 



Mansfield, June (26). Plate VII. 

 Mycena epipterygia Scop. (lH, upon; wrepvyiov, little wing). 



Mansfield, July, Aug. (230). 

 Mycena galericulata Scop, (galericulum, a small peaked 

 cap). 



Mansfield, June (6). 

 Mycena haematopa Pers. (bloody-stemmed, referring to 

 juice). 



Mansfield, July, Aug. {6-,). 

 Mycena pelianthina Fr. (rrtXidc, livid; arOoe, flower). 



Mansfield, Aug. (261). 

 Mycena vulgaris Pers. (common). 



Mansfield, Aug. (5). 



