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16. LEPIOTA GRANOSA Morgan, Journ. Cin. Soc. 
N. H. 1883. 
Pileus fleshy, ovoid then convex and expanded, subumbonate, 
more or less irregular and wavy in outline; the flesh thick, 
whitish or subochraceous, the dermis thick, furfuraceous-gran- 
ulose, ochraceous to fulvous; the veil of like substance. Stipe 
tapering upward from a thickened base, fistulous, fibrous-stuffed, 
whitish or subochraceous above the annulus, below clothed and 
colored as the pileus. Lamellae rather narrow, close, adnate, tap¬ 
ering outward, whitish or subochraceous; the spores subelliptic, 
5x3 mic. 
Gregarious or subcaespitose; growing on or near rotten 
stumps and logs in woods. Cincinnati, O.; New York, Peck; 
W. Virginia, Lloyd. Pileus 5-9 cm. in diameter, the stipe 5-10 
cm. long and 10-15 mm. thick. This is a rare plant with me; 
I have not seen it for many years. 
b. Lamellae free from the stipe or merely reaching it . 
17 . LEPIOTA CARCHARIAS Persoon. Disp. Fung. 
I 797 - . 
Pileus fleshy, ovoid then campanulate and explanate, um- 
bonate; the flesh thin, white; the dermis granulose, whitish, 
pinkish to flesh-color; the veil of similar substance and con¬ 
tinuous downward with the dermis of the stipe. Stipe tapering 
upward from a thickened base, fistulous, fibrous-stuffed, below 
the annulus clothed and colored as the pileus. Lamellae rather 
broad, close, white, tapering inward and reaching the stipe; 
spores subelliptic, 3-4 x 2.5-3.0 mic. 
Growing on the ground in woods, Dayton, O. Pileus 3-5 
cm. in diameter, the stipe 4-5 cm. long and 4-6 mm. thick. The 
taste and odor disagreeable according to Persoon. 
18 . LEPIOTA GRANULOSA Batsch, El. Fung. 1783 . 
Pileus fleshy, ovoid then convex and explanate, subumbo¬ 
nate, often radiately wrinkled; the flesh thin, white, rufescent; 
the dermis furfuraceous-granulate, ferruginous or fulvous to 
dark-rufous; the veil similar, lacerate and annendiculate. Stipe 
more or less elongated, subequal, fistulous, fibrous-stuffed, below 
the annulus clothed and colored as the pileus. Lamellae rather 
broad, close, white, rounded behind and slightly adnexed; spores 
elliptic 4-5 x 3-4 mic. 
Growing in open woods and waste places. Atlantic coast 
states, Schweinitz, Curtis, Peck, etc. Pileus 3-5 cm. in diam¬ 
eter, the stipe 3-7 cm. lonp- and 3-5 mm. thick. 
19. LEPIOTA CULTORUM B. & C., N. A. Fungi No. 
3- 1853. 
Pileus hemispheric, umbonate, the border sometimes repand, 
clothed with very numerous, brown, granular scales. Stipe short, 
furfuraceous; the annulus nearly central. Lamellae broad, ven- 
