Volvariopsis earleae Murrill 1917

Volvariopsis earleae Murrill, sp. nov. ^
Pileus campanulate, not expanding, solitary, 2.5 cm. broad; surface white, slightly yellowish on the disk, finely fibrillose, dry, not striate, margin entire, concolorous, densely clothed with fine white hairs; lamellae free, crowded, rather narrow, white to salmon-colored; spores ellipsoid, smooth, rose-colored, 7-8 X 3.5-4 /x; stipe cylindric, equal, smooth, white, solid, 2.5 cm. long, 5 mm. thick; volva very large, thin, membranous, persistent, light-brown, 3 cm. high, 1.5 cm. broad.
Type collected on a dead spot on a living oak trunk at Biloxi, Mississippi, September 2, 1904, Esther S. Earle 60 (herb. N. Y. Bot. Gard.).
Distribution: Known only from the type locality.