tuffed, whitish, slightly pruinose, base tinged with
brown. Spores are elliptical, 4x2u.

This plant has a wide distribution in this country. The specimens
figured were collected by H. H. York near Sandusky, Ohio, and were
photographed by Dr. Kellerman. I have found them at various points in
Ohio.

_Marasmius rotula. Fr._

THE COLLARED MARASMIUS.

[Illustration: _Photo by C. G. Lloyd._

Figure 108.--Marasmius rotula. Natural size. Caps white or pale-buff.]

Rotula means a little wheel.

The pileus is one to three lines broad, hemispherical, umbilicate, and
minutely umbonate, plaited, smooth, membranaceous, margin crenate,
white, or pale buff, with a dark umbilicus.

The gills are broad, distant, few, equal, or occasionally with a few
short ones, of the color of the pileus, attached to a free collar
behind.

The stem is setiform, slightly flexuous, white above, then tawny, deep
shining brown at the base, striate, hollow, frequently branched and
sarmentose, with or without abortive pilei.--M. J. B. This plant is very
common in woods on fallen twigs. The plants in Figure 108 were collected
near Cincinnati. This plant has a wide distribution. It is in all our
Ohio woods.

_Marasmius scorodonius. Fr._

STRONG-SCENTED MARASMIUS. EDIBLE.

[Illustration: Figure 109.--Marasmius scorodonius.]

Scorodonius is from a Greek word meaning like garlic.

The pileus is one-half inch or more broad, reddish when young, but
becoming pale, whitish; somewhat fleshy, tough; even, soon plane,
rugulose even when young, at length rugulose and crisped.

The gills are attached to the stem, often separating, connected by
veins, crisped in drying, whitish.

The stem is at least one inch long, hollow, equal, quite smooth,
shining, reddish. The spores are elliptical, 6x4u.

It is found in woods growing on sticks and decayed wood. It is
strong-smelling. It is frequently put with other plants to give a flavor
of garlic to the dish. Found from July to October.

_Marasmius calopus. Fr._

Calopus is from two Greek words meaning beautiful and foot, so called
because of its beautiful stem.

The pileus is rather fleshy, tough, convex, plane then depressed, even,
at length rugose, whitish.

The gills are emarginate, adnexed, thin, white, in groups of 2-4.

The stem is hollow, equal, smooth, not rooting, shining, reddish-bay. It
is found growing on twigs and fallen leaves, in the woods. Smaller than
M. Scorodonius but with lon