88 MUSHKOOMS. 



Yellow or Orange. 



both ends, marked with lines and generally 

 scaly at apex ; when dry either yellow or same 

 color as the cap, always white at first, and 

 often incurved at the base. Gills ascending, 

 swollen in middle, 2 to 4 lines broad, distant, 

 thick, white or light yellow, or yellow, and 

 often reddish at base. This is a very hand- 

 some species. It is found in pastures from 

 July to November. 



MUSHROOMS WITH YELLOW OR ORANGE 

 COLORED CAP. 



CANTHARELLUS CIBARIUS = food. 

 The Chantarelle. 



Cap bright orange or egg color, first con- 

 vex, and then depressed, at length top-shaped 

 and smooth. The margin lobed and turning 

 under (involute) . Flesh thick and white. Stem 



1 to 1| inch long, thickened upward, solid, 

 fleshy. Gills running down the stem, thick, 

 distant, fold-like. Stevenson does not give 

 the size of the cap, but our specimen measured 



2 inches in breadth. It had an odor like ripe 

 apricots, and a pleasant taste. It is often 

 tufted in its growth. It is found in woods 

 from July to December. This is a very strik- 



