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ing outwardly, ochraceous-brown ; stem usually long and flexuous ; equal or 

 tapering upward, hollow, a little paler than the pileus, white-floccose at the 

 base ; spores subelliptical, .0004' x .0002'. 

 Plant gregarious 1-3' high, pileus 6"-12" broad, stem 1" thick. 



Ground in swamps and wet places. Sandlake. September. 



Agaricus (Hebeloma) stellatosporus? Peck. 



Pileus convex, dry, rough with numerous squarrose or erect scales, brown ; 

 lamellae pallid becoming brown ; stem equal, scaly, concolorous ; spores 

 subglobose, rough with little nodules, .0003' in diameter. 



Plant 2' high, pileus 1' broad, stem 1" thick. 



Ground in woods. Croghan. September. 



This plant bears a close resemblance to Ag. mutatus, but the 

 persistent scales and rough spores distinguish it. 



Agaricus (Hebeloma) griseoscabrosus ? Peck. 



Pileus hemispherical or convex, dry, rough with scales and appressed fibres, 

 cinereous, the margin whitish when young ; lamellae close, broad, whitish, 

 then ochraceous-brown ; stem firm, solid, fibrillose or slightly scaly, subconcol- 

 orous; spores smooth, .00035' x .0002'. 



Plant gregarious, 1.5-2' high, pileus 6"-10" broad, stem 1"-1.5" thick. 



Ground in open pine woods. Bethlehem. October. 



Agaricus (Naucoria) bellulus, Peck. 



Pileus thin, convex, moist, smooth, bright watery-cinnamon ; lamellae 

 crowded, narrow, emarginate, yellow, becoming darker with age ; stem equal, 

 hollow, often curved, smooth, reddish -brown ; spores, .0002' x .00014'. 



Plant 1' high, pileus 6"-12" broad. 



Decaying hemlock trunks in woods. , Lowville and Sandlake. 

 September. 



It is sometimes caespitose. It is difficult to find a mature speci- 

 men of this plant in which the lamellae have not a stained or 

 spotted appearance as if bitten by some small insect. 



Agarieus (Naucoria) geniinellus, Peck. 



Pileus convex, even, firm, dry, yellowish-red, the margin paler ; lamellae 

 crowded, emarginate, pale yellow ; stem equal, smooth, containing a white 

 pith or a small cavity, colored like the pileus ; flesh white ; spores .00033' x 

 0002'. 



Rotten wood. Croghan. September. 



