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577. Agaricus (Entoloma) FLAVUS. 71. Sp. 



Gold-yellow Entoloma. 



Pileus, fleshy, conical, expanded, depressed, smooth, 

 bright orange when fresh, flesh white; stem short, solid, 

 slightly attenuated upward, white; gills bright gold color 

 when fresh, broad externally, regular, thin, sharp edged, 

 narrow at the stipe, slightly attached. 



Pileus, 2 inches broad; stipe y 2 inch high, 4 lines thick. 

 Spores irregular, large, spherical, papilous and papilate; 

 bright reddish yellow. 



In woods on the ground. Last of October. Scarce. 

 The spores lose their reddish cast after long exposure to 

 the air and light. 



578. Agaricus (Pholiota) aurivellus. Batsch. 



"Golden Pholiota." 

 On fallen basswood trunks in woods. Excelsior. July. 



579. Agaricus (Pholiota) spectabilis, Fr. 



"Orange Pholioto." 



Subcsespitose. Pileus firm, brittle, convex rather than 

 plain or depressed, dry, cuticle torn into scales, fibrous or 

 silky, sometimes patchy points turning up and darker, giv- 

 ing the surface a tigrine appearance; stem first solid then 

 hollow, fibrous, striated, equal, rooting\curved; gills ad- 

 nate, ventricose, entire, divides easily into two parts, and 

 wavy on the free surfaces, crowded, rounded behind, ferru- 

 ginous. 



Pileus, 3 to 4 inches broad, fleshy and bright, rhubarb 

 color; stem 3 inches long, y 2 inch thick, annulated. Taste 

 pleasant, not bitter. 



On a decayed spot on a living locust. June. Scarce. 



