Xll. 'i'lIK lUh llol.oMAS. 



1 lit- ^tiius Tricholoma is known l»y its stout, fleshy stem, des- 

 titute of a cdlhir, ami l>y its gills being attached to the stem, and 

 having a shallow excavation i>r iiotdi in tiie i\\^Ki at or near the 

 inner extremity. The species are nnmerous, and grow in woods 

 and in tields or open places. Opjxtrtnnity has been atiorded for 

 the trial of only a few of them. 'I lu* following tal)h' may aid in 

 finding the description of the species here discussed: 



Cap viscid, 1. 



Cap not viscid, dry or moist, 2. 



1. Cap yellowish, gills yellow, T. cqiiestre 



1. Cap reddish-brown, gills not yellow, J', tiaiisinutans 



2. Cap reddish-brown, gills when old more or 



less spotted with dull red, T. imhricatum 



2. Cap gTayish-brown or blackisli-brown, cov- 

 ered with hairy fibrils or scaly, T. terreum 



2. Cap smooth, commoidy grayish-violaceotts, 



T. personatum 

 The Equestrian tricholoma, Tricholoma equestre, is easily 

 recognized by its sticky viscid cap of a yellowish color, ami 1)V its 

 bright sulphur-colored or canary -yellow gills. The cap is firm 

 and smooth, or sometimes with a slightly scaly a|)iiearnnce in the 

 centre, where it is also ustuilly tinged with dingy reddish or red- 

 dish-brown hues, the yellow being more clear and distinct to- 

 ward the margin. The flesh is white, and has a farinaceous 

 taste, though no marked odor. The gills are a beautiful pale 

 yellow, and on this accoimt they have suggested to an esteemed 

 coiTcspondent the name "Canary mushroom," which he applies 

 to this species. They are closely ])laced side by side, and deeply 

 notched or rounded at the extremity next the stem. The stem 

 is short, stout and soli<l, ami is either white or yellowish. 



The cap is two to four inches broad and is sometimes irregu- 

 lar, the margin being wavy or some parts more elevated than 

 others. The stem is commonly one to two inches long and one- 

 third to two-thirds of an inch thick. AVith us it is more often 

 white than yellow. The Ecpiestrian mushroom or ''Fir-tree 

 tricholoma," as it has been called by one writer, grows in or near 

 pine woods and groves. Tt is especially to l)o found among 



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