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Fig. 40. H. turundus var. sphagnophilus 



(clavate, fusiform, irregular); cheilocystidia 37-48 x .5-12 /x, few, versi- 

 fonn. Gill trama subparallel, rarely slightly interwoven, hyphae 

 5-12 fx broad. Cuticle bearing a mat of semi-erect to more or less re- 

 pent, septate, constricted, fuscous hyphae, the terminal elements 

 clavate. Clamp connections present on the cuticular hyphae. 



Orton (1960) has recently described //. coccineo-crenatus from 

 England, which is very close to, if not the same as, this variety. 



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Hygrophorus appalachianensis, sp. nov. 



Illustrations: 



Fig. 41; also lh, li. 



Pileus (1)2-7 cm lotus, convexus, ruber, marcescens, discus 

 aurantio-luteus, fibrillosus eel squamulosus, nonviscidus; lamellae 

 decurrentes, albae demum paUido-aureae, disunites vel subdistantes, 

 sub-latae; stipes 3-7 cm longus, 4-12 mm crassus, ruber; sporae 



