Rhodosporae 



I. GENUI'NI. 



E. gran'de Pk. Pileus fleshy, thin toward the margin, glabrous, Entoioma. 

 nearly plane when mature, commonly broadly umbonate and rugosely 

 wrinkled about the umbo, moist in wet weather, dingy yellowish-white 

 verging to brownish or grayish-brown. Flesh white, odor and flavor 

 farinaceous. Lamellse broad, subdistant, slightly adnexed, becoming 

 free or nearly so, often wavy or uneven on the edge, whitish becoming 

 flesh-colored with maturity. Stem equal or nearly so, solid, somewhat 

 fibrous externally, mealy at the top, white. Spores angular, 8 IO/A. 



Pileus 4-6 in. broad. Stem 4-6 in. long, 8-12 lines thick. 



Thin mixed woods. Menands. August. 



The flavor of this mushroom is not at first disagreeable, but an un- 

 pleasant burning sensation is left in the mouth for a considerable time 

 after tasting. It is therefore to be regarded with suspicion. Peck, 5oth 

 Rep. N. Y. State Bot. 



SUSPICIOUS. I have not seen this species. It is given that it may 

 be guarded against until tested for edibility. 



E. sinua'tum Fr. waved. Pileus 6 in. broad, becoming yellow- 

 white, very fleshy, convex then ex- 

 panded, at first gibbous, at length 

 depressed, repand and sinuate at 

 the margin. Stem 3-6 in. long, 

 i in. thick, solid, firm, stout, equal, 

 compact, at first fibrillose, then 

 smooth, naked, shining white. 

 Gills emarginate, slightly adnexed, 

 %% in. broad, crowded, distinct, 

 pale yellowish-red. Fries. 



Gregarious, compact, handsome. 



Odor strong, pleasant, almost 

 like that of burnt sugar, not of new 

 meal. The pileus becomes broken 

 into squamules when dry. There is a variety with a shorter stem. 



In mixed woods. Uncommon. July to October. 



The gills are often irregular in their attachment. Very poisonous; 

 producing headache, swimming of the brain, stomach pains, vomiting, 



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(Plate LXII.) 



ENTOLOMA SINUATUM. 

 About one-fourth natural size. 



