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Marasmius ramulinus n. sp. 
Pileus very thin, submembranaceous, broadly convex, nearly even 
when young, becoming irregularly plicate-striate or radiately 
wrinkled on the margin, subumbilicate or slightly depressed in the 
center, white; lamellae rather close, adnate, white; stem slender, 
inserted, minutely downy or pruinose, stuffed, whitish, becoming 
rufescent or pale tawny red; spores elliptic, .0003 in. long, .00012 
to .00016 broad. 
Pileus 2 to 4 lines broad; stem 6 to 9 lines long. 
Dead twigs, branches and herbaceous stem's. Delmar, Albany 
county. August. 
Related to Marasmius ramealis and M. Candidas. From the former 
it may be distinguished by its striate or wrinkled pileus and from 
the latter by its adnate closer lamellae. Its spores also are larger 
than in either of these. 
Marasmius polyphyllus n. sp. 
Pileus fleshy, thin, convex or nearly plane, even, varying in color 
from whitish to pale reddish, often reddish brown on the disk, odor 
and taste alliaceous; lamellae very numerous, narrow, crowded, ad- 
nexed or almost free, white; stem equal, hollow, reddish brown, 
clothed with a whitish down or tomentum which is commonly more 
abundant toward the base; spores minute, elliptic, .0002 to -.00024 
in. long, .00012 to .00016 broad. 
Pileus 1 to 2 in. broad; stem 1.5 to 3 in. long, 1 to 3 lines thick. 
Shaded damp ground. Minerva, Essex county. July. 
Gregarious or sometimes caespitose. Occasionally specimens 
are found that exceed the dimensions given above. The peculiar 
garlic-like flavor remains in the mouth a long time after tasting the 
flesh. The species is referable to the tribe Tergini and is related to 
M. prasiosmus, from which it differs in its larger size, more crowded 
lamellae and smaller spores. The lamellae are whiter than those of 
Collybia conduens and nearly as crowded. Their great number has 
suggested the specific name. The downy coating of the stem is 
usually very thin at the top and sometimes absent there. 
