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genus Laccaria by Berkeley and Broome, with the following charac¬ 
ters : Pileus convex then umbilicate or depressed, flesh thin; lamellae 
broadly adnate, sometimes with a decurrent tooth, becoming mealy 
with the copious subglobose minutely warted white spores; stem 
central, externally fibrous; veil not evident. 
If this genus is accepted, Clitocybe ochropurpurea Berk, and C. 
tortilis Bolt, should be referred to it. C. trullisatus Ellis is closely 
allied to these in general characters and appearance, but must be ex¬ 
cluded because its spores are oblong and smooth. 
Then admitting the specific validity of C. amethystina, we have four 
species that should be included in it. The species may be recognized 
by the characters indicated in the subjoined table. 
Stem more than 4 lines thick. L. ochropurpurea. 
Stem less than 4 lines thick. I 
I Moist pileus obscurely violaceous or watery brown, lamellae 
amethystine... L. amethystina. 
I Moist pileus rufescent tinged with yellow or flesh color, lamellae 
flesh color... 2 
2 Stem commonly longer than the width of the pileus, 1 to 4 
in. long. L. laccata. 
2 Stem commonly shorter than the width of the pileus, 4 to 10 
lines long. L. tortilis. 
Pholiota unicolor Vahl. 
Specimens of this species were found near Jordanville as early as 
June. They were growing on moss-covered decaying wood. The 
resemblance between this species and some forms of Clitocybe laccata 
is quite strong. The color of its spores and the presence of a mem¬ 
branous annulus will at once preclude any confusion of the two 
species. The stem sometimes has a very evident white mycelioid 
tomentum at its base. 
Pholiota angustipes Pk. 
This plant is of rare occurrence. It was discovered in 1876. The 
past season it was found in Albany county. The pileus varies in color 
from brown to gray or grayish-brown. It is slightly viscid when 
moist. The veil is slight and often its fragments adhere entirely to 
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