a slight yellowish tint when the mealiness is rubbed off. 
Ring large, lacerate, soft, usually torn. Spores elliptical, 
6x8 me. 
The specimen photographed, and from which the above description was 
drawn, was referred when collected to Prof. Peck’s “ farinosa.” Having received 
from Prof. Burt an alcoholic specimen of the same plant labelled “ cepsestipes 
syn. farinosa” on further study of the European plant and descriptions we coin¬ 
cide in Prof. Burt’s views. Judging from the foreign plates and from alcoholic 
specimens received from the South (Father Langlois) the plant photographed diff¬ 
ers from the usual form in being much larger and not having a typical “cepseform” 
stem. In Europe and in the South (Benson) a yellow form also occurs. 
Some of my alcoholic specimens have abruptly bulbous stems but that this is 
not always a character, see Greville’s figure. 
The character of the plant seems to me to be the dense mealiness covering all 
portions especially when young, well shown in our photogiaph (but not in the 
principal foreign plates, Barla, Cooke, Greville, Sowerbv, though covered in their 
text) and Prof. Peck’s name, farinosa, would be more appropriate than the name 
it bears. 
We distribute photographs of two forms, one the large form (L. farinosa Pk.), 
the other the smaller form agreeing more closely with the European plant save 
the stipe is not so cepeeform.” All authorities concur in its being edible. 
11—LEPIOTA NAUCINUS. 
Pileus white, convex then expanded, obtuse, smooth. 
Flesh soft, white. Gills free, narrower in front, white, discol¬ 
ored when old. Stipe firm, white, smooth, stuffed, then hol¬ 
low. Ring entire, white. Spores 6x7 me. 
This white species can readily be distinguished from the preceding by the 
absence of the mealiness. We generally find it pure white and smooth. Some¬ 
times however there are a few minute darker scales on the pileus. Prof. Peck 
considers our American plant distinct from the European under the name nau- 
cinoides. 
From an economic standpoint we consider this the most important mush¬ 
room we have, except the field agaric, Psalliota arvensis. We prefer its flavor 
and it often occurs in the greatest abundance. The plants are not so much in¬ 
fested by larvae as the field agaric. It usually grows in pastures in rich moist 
situations where the grass is green. Sometimes in the fall in the rich bottom 
land around Cincinnati the fields are full of it. There is only one danger in col¬ 
lecting it. An inexperienced collector may mistake Amanita phalloides for it, as 
they resemble in general appearance. Unless you are sure of it do not gather a 
white mushroom” in the woods, or in newly cleared ground, or woodland 
pastures. _ 
12—LEPIOTA ACUTESQUAMOSA. 
Pileus convex or expanded, obtuse or subumbonate, cov¬ 
ered with brownish fibrils which coalesce and form erect black¬ 
ish scales, thickly covering the pileus especially the disk. 
Gills white, narrow, close, free, crowded. Ring thin, large, 
white, often cobwebby , frequently torn. Stem equal or thick¬ 
ened below, stuffed or hollow. Spore, long, 3x7 me. 
There are many species with spreading scales but this is the only large one 
we have with erect scales ; (felina has similar scales but it is a small plant). Fries 
recognizes two related species Friesii and acutesquamosa the former with ap- 
pressed scales and branched gills, the latter with erect scales and simple gills. 
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