Cortinarius (Myxacium) sphaerosporus, Peck. 



Pileus convex, smooth, very viscid, pale ochraceous ; lamellae close, nearly 

 plane, slightly emarginate, whitish, then cinnamon ; stem tapering upward, 

 solid, floccose, viscid, subconcolorous, white at the top ; flesh white ; spores 

 nearly globose, about .0003' in dameter. 



Plant 2'-4' high, pileus 2'-3' broad, stem 3"-5" thick. 



Ground in woods. Croghan. September. 



Cortinarius (Phlegmacium) longipes. Peck. 



Pileus convex or expanded, slightly fibrillose, viscid, yellowish or pale 

 ochraceous ; lamellae close, plane, brownish-olivaceous, then cinnamon ; stem 

 long, slightly fibrillose, tapering upwards, whitish. 



Plant 6' high, pileus 2'-3' broad, stem 4" thick. 



Ground in woods. Croghan. September. 



Cortinarius (Inoloma) lilacinus, Peck. 



Pileus firm, hemispherical, then convex, minutely silky, lilac ; lamellae 

 close, lilac, then cinnamon ; stem stout, bulbous, silky fibrillose, solid, whit- 

 ish tinged with lilac; spores nucleate, .0004' x .00025'. 



Plant 4'-5' high, pileus 3' broad, stem 4"-6" thick. 



Low mossy ground in woods. Croghan. September. 



Cortinarius (Inloma) Clintonianus, Peck. 



Pileus convex or expanded, with a few appressed silky fibrils, reddish- 

 brown tinged with gray ; lamellae close, dull violaceous, then cinnamon ; 

 stem solid, silky-fibrillose, tapering upwards, violaceous at the top ; spores 

 .0003' x .00025'. 



Plant 2'-3' high, pileus l'-2' broad, stem 2"-3" thick. 



Ground in Avoods. Croghan and New Scotland. September. 



Cortinarius (Inoloma) mOdestus, Peck. 



Pileus convex or expanded, subfibrillose, even or slightly rugose-wrinkled, 

 alutaceous ; lamellae close, nearly plane, pallid, then cinnamon ; stem bul- 

 bous, subfibrillose, hollow or with a white pith, concolorous ; flesh white ; 

 spores .00033' x .00025'. 



Plant 2' high, pileus 1'— 1.5' broad, stem 2" thick. 



Ground in woods. Croghan. September. 



It is distinguished from the preceding species by its paler color, 

 more bulbous stem, and the entire absence of violaceous hues in 

 the lamellae. 



