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vary in breadth (3-15 p). Xo hypodermium evident. Pileus trama of 

 radial hvphae. Clamp connections rare on the cntieular hyphae. Lacti- 

 fers at times abundant in the gill trama. 



Habit. Habitat, and Distribution — Subeaespitose, on soil in open 

 woods. New York. 



Material Studied — new york: Peck (type, from North Green- 

 bush ) . 



Observations — The tvpe specimens from North Greenbush, New 

 York, are pale and sordid yellowish brown. They do not remind one of 

 H. Occident alls. H. pustulatus, or any other grayish-brown species 

 which we have studied. The description of microscopic characters 

 given above is based on our study of the type. 



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Hygrophorus elegantulus Pk. 



Torrey Bot. Club Bull. 22: 200. 1895 



Pileus 2.5-5 cm broad, convex or nearly plane, gravish vellow or 

 slightlv tawny, glabrous, viscid. Context white. 



Lamellae slightlv decurrent, white, distant, rather narrow to me- 

 dium broad. 



Stipe 5-7.5 cm long, 6-8 mm thick, white or whitish, apex floccose- 

 squamulose, elsewhere glabrous, glutinous, equal, sometimes abruptlv 

 pointed at the base, solid. 



Spores 7-10 X 4.5-5.5(6.5) /*. ellipsoid, smooth, vellowish in Mel- 

 zer's reagent. Basidia 38-45 X 6-7 ft, 4-spored. Pleurocystidia and 

 cheilocvstidia none. Gill trama divergent, hvphae 4-6 p broad. Cuticle 

 of the pileus a broad zone ( 175-400 /x thick ) of slender ( 2-5 /x broad ) 

 gelatinous hvphae, the outer portion of the zone brownish, the inner 

 portion colorless. No hypodermium evident. Pileus trama interwoven, 

 hvphae radially disposed. Stipe cuticle similar to that of the pileus. 

 Clamp connections present on the cuticular hvphae of the pileus and 

 the stipe. 



Habit, Habitat, and Distribution — In woods, Maryland, Novem- 

 ber. 



Material Studied — Maryland: Peck (type, collected by T. Tay- 

 lor, in November). 



Observations — The description of the microscopic characters given 

 above is based on our study of the type. The single carpophore of the 

 type also resembles somewhat H. paludosus in general appearance. 

 The pileus has been almost skeletonized bv insects, so that the prepa- 

 ration of sections was tedious. 



