Agaricaceae 



cutocybe. striate, whitish. Gills deeply decurrent, pointed at both ends, some- 

 what crowded, soft, simple, whitish, not changeable. 



The pileus is always very dry because the surface absorbs moisture. 

 Odor weak, pleasant, almost that of A. infundibuliformis. On account 

 of its gigantic stature and color, it has often been interchanged with A. 

 gigantea Sow. ; it is in no wise, however, allied to that species, but is so 

 closely allied to A. infundibuliformis that it might be taken for a very 

 luxuriant form of it. Stevenson. 



Spores 6x4/x. Massee; 5x3^ W.G.S. 



New England, Frost; California, H. and M. 



Common in the West Virginia mountains, mixed woods in New Jer- 

 sey and Pennsylvania. June to November. Mcllvaine. 



It is coarse, dry, hard, but chopped fine and cooked in various ways, 

 either by itself or with meats, it is a good food. 



C. infundibulifor'mis Schaeff. infundibulum, a funnel ; forma, form. 

 (Plate XXIV, fig. n, p. 82.) The Funnel-form clitocybe, Clitocybe 

 infundibuliformis, is a neat and pretty species easily recognized by the 

 funnel shape of its mature cap and by its pale red color. When very 

 young the cap is slightly convex and often adorned with a slight umbo 

 in its center. As it matures the margin becomes elevated so that the 

 cap assumes a shape somewhat resembling that of a wine glass. The 

 margin is sometimes wavy. The flesh is thin and white. The gills are 

 close, thin, white or whitish and decurrent. The stem is smooth, col- 

 ored like or a little paler than the cap and mostly tapering from the 

 base upward. 



The cap is 2-3 in. broad, the stem I K 3 in. long and K-K in. thick. 



The funnel-shaped mushroom grows in woods or copses in summer 

 and autumn, especially in wet seasons. It is somewhat variable in color, 

 but is usually a pale-red, tinged with buff, and sometimes becoming 

 more pale with age. It delights to grow among fallen leaves, and often 

 there is an abundant white cottony mycelium at the base of the stem. 

 When it grows in clusters the caps are apt to be irregular because of 

 mutual pressure. "Mushrooms and Their Use." Peck. 



Spores 5-6x3-4 B. 



Very common and in plenty after rains, when large patches of it may 

 be found. I have usually found the light pinkish-buff color to abound, 



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