116 SECTIOX HYCROCYBE 



Fig. 29. H. cahjptraeformis 



Ohio, Tennessee, North Carolina, Michigan, and California, July- 

 December; also Europe and Japan. 



Material Studied — California: Smith 9165, 9166, 9460. Mary- 

 land: Kauffman, Cabin John, Aug. 22, 1919. Michigan: Kauffman, 

 New Richmond, Sept. 23, 1911. north Carolina: Hesler and Sharp 

 9317, 12770. ohio: Watters 161. Tennessee: M. Boarts 17678; Hesler 

 12424, 12877, 17950; Smith & Hesler 7444, 10134. 



Observations — This is one of our most beautiful and delicately 

 colored Hygrophori. The stature is much like that of Entoloma salmo- 

 neum Pk., but of course the latter is at once distinguished by its angu- 

 lar spores. H. cahjptraeformis appears to be related to H. cuspidatus, 

 H. marginatus, H. purus, and H. acutoconicus, from which the colors 

 and cystidia readily separate it. The large pleurocystidia and cheilo- 



