ger stem.

_Marasmius prasiosmus. Fr._

THE LEEK-SCENTED MARASMIUS.

Prasiosmus means smelling like a leek; from, _prason_, a leek. The
pileus is one-half to one inch broad, somewhat membranaceous, tough,
bell-shaped, pale yellow or whitish, disk often darker, wrinkled.

The gills are adnexed, somewhat close, white.

The stem is tough, hollow, pallid and smooth above, dilated at the base,
tomentose and brown. It is found in woods adhering to oak leaves after
heavy rains. It is very near M. porreus but differs from it in its gills
being white and caps not being striated. It differs from M. terginus
mainly in its habitat and leek-like scent.

_Marasmius anomalus. Pk._

Anomalus, not conforming to rule, irregular. The pileus is one to two
inches broad, somewhat fleshy, tough, convex, even, reddish-gray.

The stem is two to three inches long, hollow, equal, smooth, pallid
above, reddish-brown below.

The gills are rotundate-free, close, narrow, whitish or pallid.
_Morgan._

This is quite a pretty plant, growing on sticks among leaves in the
woods. It is larger than most of the small Marasmii found in similar
habitats.

_Marasmius semihirtipes. Pk._

Semihirtipes means a slightly hairy foot or stem.

The pileus is thin, tough, nearly plane or depressed, smooth, sometimes
striate on the margin, hygrophanous, reddish-brown when moist,
alutaceous when dry, the disk sometimes darker.

The gills are subdistant, reaching the stem, slightly venose-connected,
sub-crenulate on the edge, white.

The stem is equal, even or finely striate, hollow, smooth above,
velvety-tomentose toward the base, reddish-brown. _Peck._

These plants are very small, often no doubt overlooked by the collector.
They are gregarious in their mode of growth.

_Marasmius longipes. Pk._

Longipes means long stem or foot.

The pileus is thin, convex, smooth, finely striate on the margin,
tawny-red.

The gills are not crowded, attached, white.

The stem is tall, straight, hollow, equal, covered with a downy meal,
rooting, brown or fawn-color, white at the top.

These plants are quite small and slender, sometimes four to five inches
high. They are rather common in our woods after a rain.

_Marasmius graminum. Berk._

Graminum is the gen. pl. of _gramen_, which means grass.

The pileus small, membranaceous, convex, then nearly plane, umbonate,
deeply and distinctly striate or sulcate, tinged with rufous, the
furrows paler,