SUBSECTIOK CAMAROPHYLLOPSn 



repent to more or less erect, tangled. I Ivpoderiniiiin not differentiated. 

 PileilS trama of radial, more or less parallel hyphae. ( lamp COnna hons 

 present, searee. 



Habit, Habitat, and Dim mm iion — On soil, in woods, including 

 redwood, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and California, September and 

 December. 



Material STUDIED — CALIFORNIA: Sniitli 3879. MASSACHUSETTS: 



Bigelow 8986. new jersey: Earle and Mnrrill 1387 (type, From Fori 

 Lee, Sept. 13, 1902). 



Observations — The type has been studied, and notes have been 

 recorded as follows: Spores 4.5-5.8 X 3. .5 — 1.5 />, ellipsoid to subglobose, 

 apiculate, smooth, very pale yellow in Mel/er's reagent. Basidia 

 30-46 x 4-6 fx, 4-spored. Pleurocystidia and cheilocystidia none. Gill 

 trama interwoven. Cuticle a cutis, the surface hyphae repent, or mor( 

 or less erect, not greatly differentiated from the subjacent trama] 

 hyphae, clamp connections rare on the cnticnlar hyphae. 



This species is a member of the H. pratensis series, and is distin- 

 guished from pale forms of the latter by its very small spores and 

 close lamellae. 



SERIES VISCIDI Hes. & Sm. star. nov. 



Subsection Viscidi Sm. & Hes., Lloydia 5: 17. 1942. 

 Characters as given in key to series, page 49. 

 Type species: H. subviolaceus Pk. 



Key to Species 



1. Lamellae pallid to white 24. //. recurvatus 



1 . Lamellae colored 2 



2. Lamellae dull violaceous to violaceous drab 3 



2. Lamellae yellowish to avellaneus 5 



3. Taste bitter to subnauseous, finally somewhat acrid 



11. //. suhviolaci us 



3. Taste mild or essentially so I 



4. Spores 5-6.5(7) x (3.5)4-5.5 /x 12. //. rainierensis 



4. Spores 7-11 X 4.5—5.5 fx 13. //. nordmanensis 



5. Pileus walnut brown to cinnamon brown It. //. cclemannianus 



5. Pileus vellowish to buff (-> 



6. Buttons with yellow caps, color not fading to white 



15. H. burgdorfensis 



6. Buttons whitish, finally dingy hone) color on the disc 



' ' 16. //. berkeleyi 



