_Galera_ with ochraceous (ochraceous ferruginous) spores corresponds to _Mycena_ among the white-spored agarics. The pileus is usually bell-shaped, and when young the margin fits straight against the stem. The stem is somewhat cartilaginous, but often very fragile. The genus does not contain many species. Peck gives a synopsis of five American species in the 23rd Report N. Y. State Mus., p. 93, _et seq._, and of twelve species in the 46th Report, p. 61, _et seq._ One of the common species is =Galera tenera= Schaeff. It occurs in grassy fields or in manured places. The plants are 5--8 cm. high, the cap 8--16 mm. broad, and the stem 2--3 mm. in thickness. The =pileus= is oval to bell-shaped, and tawny in color, thin, smooth, finely striate, becoming paler when dry. The =gills= are crowded, reddish-brown, adnexed and easily separating. The =stem= is smooth, colored like the pileus but a little paler, sometimes striate, and with mealy whitish particles above. =Galera lateritia= is a related species, somewhat larger, and growing on dung heaps and in fields and lawns. =Galera ovalis= Fr., is also a larger plant, somewhat shorter than the latter, and with a prominent ovate cap when young. =Galera antipoda= Lasch., similar in general appearance to G. _tenera_, has a rooting base by which it is easily known. =Galera flava= Pk., occurs among vegetable mold in woods. The pileus is membraneous, ovate or campanulate, moist or somewhat watery, obtuse, plicate, striate on the margin, yellow. The plants are 5--8 cm. high, the caps 12--25 mm. broad, and the stem 2--3 mm. in thickness. The plant is recognized by the pale yellow color of the caps and the plicate striate character of the margin. The plicate striate character of the cap is singular among the species of this genus, and is shared by another species, =G. coprinoides= Pk. FLAMMULA Fr. In the genus _Flammula_, the pileus is fleshy, stem fleshy-fibrous, and the gills adnate to decurrent. [Illustration: FIGURE 151.--Flammula polychroa, under view. Cap vinaceous buff to orange buff, scales lilac, purple or lavender; gills drab to hair brown (natural size). Copyright.] =Flammula polychroa= Berk.--This is a beautiful plant with tints of violet, lavender, lilac and purple, especially on the scales of the pileus, on the veil and on the stem. It occurs in clusters during late summer and autumn, on logs, branches, etc., in the woods. The plants occur singly, but more often in clusters of three to eight or more. The plants are 4--7 cm. high, the cap 3--5 cm. broad, and the stem 4--6 mm. in thickness.