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Crepidotus crocophyllus Berk, {kpokoq, saffron ; fvWov, leaf ; 

 referring to color of gills). 



Mansfield, July (127). 

 Crepidotus malachius B. & C. (mallow-colored). 



Mansfield, Aug. (96). Plate XXII. 

 Crepidotus dorsalus Pk. (dorsum, back). 



Mansfield, July (126). 



BOLBITIUS Fr. 



ftoXftiroi; dung ; referring to place of growth. 



This small genus is interesting because of a peculiarity of 

 the gills, which dissolve as the plant reaches maturity, but do 

 not deliquesce into a water} - substance, as do the species of 

 Coprimis. The cap is fragile, yellowish in color, and usually 

 very mucilaginous in consistency, especially in moist weather. 



As the generic name signifies, these plants usually grow on 

 dung, but are sometimes found growing on decaying leaves. 

 B. variicolor was found abundantly under shrubs which had 

 been heavily manured the previous fall. 



The spores are of a rusty-red color, and collect in large 

 numbers upon the mature gills. But two species are reported. 



Bolbitius fragilis (L.) Fr. (fragile). 



East Hartford, Hanmer. 

 Bolbitius variicolor Atk. (variously colored). 



Mansfield, May (22 J. 



INOCYBE Fr. 



'it, fiber ; xvfiri, head ; fibrous cap. 



The surface of the cap of the plants in this genus is more 

 or less thickly coated with fine hairs or fibrils, the remnants 

 of a universal veil. The gills are joined to the stem by a small, 

 abrupt curve, but in some species they are joined squarely to 

 the stem, and they may also extend down it, thus becoming 

 decurrent. Only one number was identified during the past 

 season. 



Inocybe lanuginosa Bull, (clown}'). 

 Mansfield, July (133). 



