125—FUNGI TRIDENTINI. 
The recent fascicle (No. XIV) of Bresadola’s splendid work is 
of particular interest to American mycologists in that there are referred 
to Europena species three plants heretofore supposed to be peculiarly 
American. 
126—CEITOCYBE tabescens. 
Bresadola has determined that the plant we considered and gave 
the American history under the name Clitocybe monadelpha, (see Mye. 
Notes No. 36), is identical with a plant described by Scoparius in 1772 
under the name Agaricus tabescens and figured by Bulliard under the 
name Agaricus gymnopodius. As in the following plant Fries who 
knew the plant only from the illustration, erred as to the color of its 
spores and called it a Elammula, (Hym. Europe, p. 244). If Bresa¬ 
dola’s views needed any confirmation, several years ago the editor of 
“Revue Mycologique” in reviewing Peck’s illustration of the plant, 
claimed that it was the European species. We cannot but feel that 
“Myeological Notes” have added their mite in clearing up this matter. 
When we described Clitocybe monadelpha in 1899, Bresadola wrote us 
for specimens, stating that he thought he recognized in our description 
a plant of Europe. We are only sorry that our friend Father Eanglois 
did not live to learn of this decision, for years ago he contended in his 
letters to us that the two plants were the same, a statement which we 
at the time opposed, for we did not suppose that it was possible for 
Fries so far to err. 
127—EEPIOTA BADHAMI. 
Our plant known here as Eepiota Americana is stated to be the 
same as the above species of Europe, which we suspected when we 
considered it (vide Myc. Notes, No. 8). It was first described and 
figured by Bulliard, Agaricus haematospermus (PI. 595, f. 1), and Fries 
who knew it only from Bulliard's figure and dried specimens referred 
it to Psalliota (Syst. Myc. Vol. 1, p. 282 and Hym. Europ. p. 282). 
Fries however, was doubtful about its genus, for he states “I regret 
not having examined the spores. From the name they are blood red, 
though that seems dubious, in mass.” After seeing Bresadola’s fig¬ 
ure, which is a far better illustration of our plant than any American 
colored figure yet produced, and knowing that Bresadola has examined 
dried specimens of our plant, there can be no question of the practical 
identity of the American and European plant. Still there is one dis¬ 
crepancy in the description that we should like to see reconciled. Bresa¬ 
dola describes the spores as “stramineae.” We feel confident that our 
plant has spores pure white, and shall give special attention to it during 
the coming season. Bresadola calls the plant Eepiota hsematosperma. 
We would prefer the name Eepiota Badhami, for personally we do not 
hold ourselves strictly bound by the “laws of priority,” and do not 
believe in restoring an old name when that restoration perpetuates an 
error. Even if the plant has straw-colored spores, the name hsema- 
tosperma is a misnomer. We consider that the plants themselves have 
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