MYCOLOGIA 



Vol. Ill July, 191 i No. 4 



ILLUSTRATIONS OF FUNGI— IX 



William A. Murrill 



The specimens here illustrated were collected and drawn during 

 the summer of 1910. They are all represented natural size, and, 

 being larger, will be found less difficult to identify than the small 

 species figured in the May number of this journal. 



In the printing of the accompanying plate, the red color, as fre- 

 quently happens, came out too strongly, giving a purple tint to 

 some of the figures. In figure 2, the pileus and gills should be 

 fulvous; in figure 7, the pileus should be dark-fulvous with a 

 chestnut tint. 



Pholiota candicans (Bull.) Schrdt. 

 Pholiota praecox (Pers.) Quel. 

 Early Pholiota 



Plate 49. Figure i. X i 



Pileus fleshy, convex to plane, at times umbonate, solitary or 

 gregarious, 3-7 cm. broad; surface smooth or pitted, glabrous, 

 moist, whitish, cream-colored or isabelline, the center often darker ; 

 lamellae adnexed, crowded, white, becoming fulvous ; spores ellip- 

 soid, smooth, ferruginous, 7-8 X 5 ^ \ stipe subconcolorous, equal, 

 glabrous, 4-8 cm. long, 3-5 mm. thick; veil large, white, forming 

 a conspicuous and permanent annulus near the apex of the stipe. 



This is one of our best edible species, and it occurs quite abun- 

 dantly during spring and summer in grassy and open places 

 throughout temperate regions. 



[Mycologia for May, 191 1 (3: 97-164), was issued June 3, 191 1.] 



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