cept ill till- ll;ilf i<m1 variety, Coi'tinarius cinnainomeun var. 

 sernisanguiiicus, in which they are of a dark blood-red color be- 

 fore the spores are developed. The stem is rather slender, 

 stiiiied or hollow, iibrillose, and similar in eolor to the cap. 



The plant grows in woods or along their borders, under trees, 

 or in mossy swamps. Like many flowering plants which have 

 a wide range and are not particular as to their habitat, this mush- 

 room is perplexing because of its varial)ility; but the characters 

 given above will enable it to be rcc(>gni/.c(l. It often emits a 

 slight odor of radishes. 



The Red-zoned cortiiuiriiis, Corlinariiis urmilhilus, an<l the 

 Chestnut cortinarius, Cortinarius castaneus, are both considered 

 edible, auil bdili (.eciir in this country, but not having proved 

 them, descriptions will be omitted. For the same reason the In- 

 volute jiaxillus, PaxiUus inrohifiis, is omitted. To these we 

 might add also the Early or Spring pholiota, Pholiota praecox, 

 the Scaly pholiota, Pholiota squamosa, and the Changeable pho- 

 liota, Pholiota nivtahilis. 



In the section Bliodosporae, sometimes called Ilyporhodii, the 

 spores and the mature gills are rosy or pinkish-colored. Only a 

 few s])ecies arc known to be edible, and some are thought to be 

 injurious or unwholesome. Two species, belonging to the genus 

 Chtopilus, are here introdiieed. This genus is separated from 

 all others of this section by its fleshy stem, and by the peculiar 

 attachment of tlie gills to the stem. They are gradually nar- 

 rowed at their inner extremity and run down upon it. 



The Plum clitopilus or Plum mushroom, Clitopilus prumdus, 

 has a fleshy, compact, broadly convex, or nearly plane cap, 

 which is white or whitish, but sometimes a little clouded in the 

 centre, and often suffused with a kind of bloom which, from its 

 resemblance to the ])loom of a plum, is supjwsed to have sug- 

 gested the name of the fungus. The margin of the cap is some- 

 times waA-y or irregular. The gills are white when quite young, 

 but they soon assume a pinkish or salmon color, like that of the 

 spores. The stem is solid, white, and usually rather short. The 

 flesh is white, and the plant has a distinct farinaceous or meal- 

 like odor and tasfe. Tlie cap is commonly two to three iiiches 

 broad, the stem one to three inches long, and a half inch or less 

 in thickness. 



I he plant is found in woods and open jdaces in warm, wet 

 weather in July and August. 'MoM writers speak very hiffhly of 

 it as an esculent, and class it as one of the best and most delicious 



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