Genus Coprinus . 159 
tical, slightly curved, 10x5^; stem 3-5 cm. high, smooth, pale 
reddish ochre. 
On the ground. Cuba, United States, Britain. 
Distinguished by the coloured stem. 
75. Coprinus Spegazzinii, Karst., Ryssl., Finl. o. Skand. 
Hattsv. 1, p. 550. 
Pileus very thin, cylindrical or oval , then expanding and splitting up 
to the disc, greyish, at first with a cobweb-like covering and even, 
soon naked and grooved, about 2 cm. high and 3 cm. across ; gills 
free; spores 9-14x5-6 /x; stem about 7 cm. long, white, hollow, 
thickened below and rooting , adpressedly silky. 
On soil in a plant-pot. Finland. 
76. Coprinus cubensis, B. & C., Linn. Soc. Journ. (Bot.) 
Vol. x, p. 293. 
Pileus conical, then conic o-campanulate, covered with superficial, 
white, floccose scales, grey, even, 2-3-5 cm. across; gills free, purplish 
brown ; spores broadly oval or subglobose, 7 x 5-6 /x ; stem 2-3 cm. 
long , base thickened. 
Growing on logs. Cuba' (Wright, No. 79). 
Remarkable for the acutely campanulate pileus and the short stem. 
77. Coprinus platypus, Berk., in Cke., Illustr. pi. 687 B. 
Pileus campanulate, white, then yellowish, flocculose, 5 mm. across ; 
gills free; spores 8 x 6 p; stem 1-5-3 cm - long, slender, base discoid. 
On palm-stem in a conservatory. England. 
Probably an extra-European species, introduced along with plants 
or soil. 
78. Coprinus rotundosporus, Peck, 31st Rep. State Mus. 
N. York, p. 34. 
Pileus campanulate , whitish or pale cinereous , with a thin floccose, 
subpersistent tomentum, even, about 2-5 cm. across; gills free; 
spores subglobose, 8-9 ^ ; stem white, slightly tapering upwards, 
5-8 cm. long. 
About the roots of trees. United States. 
This species is apparently related to C. niveus , and is remarkable 
for its nearly globose spores. 
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