104 MUSHEOOMS. 



Gray. 



room, which is constantly seen on our tables. 

 Gap varies from white and gray to brown. It 

 is 2 to 4 inches broad, fleshy, convex, then 

 flattened, dry, sometimes covered with silky 

 fibrils, and when old smooth. The margin of 

 the cap generally extends beyond the gills. 

 Flesh white. Stem rather short, 1 to 3 

 inches long, y$ to z /$ inch thick, white or whit- 

 ish, slender, stuffed and then hollow, nearly 

 even. Ring distant, simple. Gills free, ven- 

 tricose, narrowing at both ends, thin, first 

 a pink color, then afterward brown or blackish- 

 brown. It grows in rich pastures or in mead- 

 ows, and is found in autumn. It has a most 

 delicious flavor. 



AGARICUS PLACOMYCES. 



The Flat-capped Musliroom. 



Cap a whitish-gray, about 3 inches broad, 

 convex, and then expanded and flat. It is cov- 

 ered with small, distinct, brown, persistent 

 scales, except on the disc, where they are so 

 close together that they appear of a brown 

 color. Stem is long and slender, 3 inches and 

 more, stuffed and then hollow, equal and bul- 

 bous at the base. It is whitish, but sometimes 

 has yellowish stains toward the base. Gills 



