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From cibaria, food. Egg yellow, from which the Germans call it 

 Eierpilz. The smell is like that of ripe apricots. It is one of the most 

 delicious dishes. 



Cook says of it : " The cantharelle has a most charming and enticing 

 appearance and odor. It is universally eaten in all countries where it is 

 found. In England it is served at the Free Mason Tavern on State occa- 

 sions." Trattennick says: " Not only this same fungus never did any 

 one harrfl, but might even restore the dead." 



It is common in our woods, growing in groups, during the rainy season 

 of August and September. Cosmopolitan. 



C. aurantiacus. Fr. 



Pileus, fleshy, soft, depressed, tomentose, orange color, 

 margin thin, involute. 



Gills, dichotomous, crowded, dark orange. 



Stem, solid at first, then hollow, crooked, unequal, lighter 



in color than the pileus. 



From aiirantiactis , orange yellow. This is often mistaken for the 

 cibarius. The distinguishing mark is the odor and the gills or folds. 

 Also this plant is more slender. This is poisonous and ought to be 

 distinguished. Cosmopolitan. 



C. infundibuliformis. Fr. Funnel-shaped Cantharelle. 



Pileus, thin, umbilicate, then funnel-shaped, flocco ochra- 

 ceous. 



Gills, thick, distant, dichotomous, yellowish. 



Stem, dilated upwards, thin in the middle, and thickened 



at the base. 



The funnel-shaped cantharelle is not common. Found specimens in 

 woods near AUentown. 



C. umbonatus. Fr. 

 Pileus, fleshy, thin, umbonate, then depressed, flocculose, 

 dark cinereous. 



Gills, straight, crowded, light color. 



Stem, stuffed, elastic, villous at the base, cinereous. 



