I'lic Jiiil)ri(':it('tl trirlioloiua, Tricholoma hnhricatum, closely 

 rcseiuMcs the (,'liaiiijiii<z," tricholoma in si/.e, c-olur and t^isto. It 

 in, huwever, easily scparatctl l»y its dry cap and aulid stem. Its 

 cap is reddishd)n)\vn or cinnamon-hrown and its surface often 

 presents a somewhat scaly ai)pearancc hecaiise the epidermis be- 

 comes lacerated or t^ni into small iircunlar fVa^ments which ad- 

 here and seem to overlap like sliiri_i;les on a roof. Tlie flesh is 

 firm, wliitc or wliitisli and lias a tarinaceons taste and odor. 



Tiic gills scarcely diiler in color and character from those of 

 the preceding species, and the stem is colored nearly like the cap 

 but usually is a little palei'. When old it is sometimes hollow 

 from the erosion of insects whose larva? are fond of the ilesh. 



The Ind)ricated mnshrooni grows under or near coniferous 

 trees and appears in autumn. It is sometimes associated with 

 the Changing mushroom, ;in<l also with the very similar Vaccine 

 tricholoma, Tricholoma vaccinuriu atui it li;i- the same habit of 

 growth as these. All of tlicm often grow in close clusters or 

 tufts. The Vaccine mushroom is separated from the Imbricated 

 mushroom in having the margin of the cap, when young, cov- 

 ered \\ith a soft downy or cottony coat, the stem hollow and the 

 taste bitter and unpleasant. Still it is recorded as edible by Gil- 

 let, so that if it should be confused with either of the two forego- 

 ing species probably no serious harm would result. The good 

 flavor of the others might be impaired by the inferior flavor of 

 this one. 



The (irav trichuluma, Tricholoma teririait, is an exceediuiilv 

 variable species, both in size and color. The cap is dry and 

 clothed with hairs or fibrils which are often collected in small 

 tufts or scales. A\'li(ii ex]xinded it is nearly flat, but in many 

 cases it has a small central proTninence or umbo. Its color va- 

 ries in different plants from gray to blackish-brown. In one lo- 

 cality the dark colored forms have received the name "black- 

 cap" mushroom. The flesh is thin toward the margin and usual- 

 ly dingy or grayish-white. Its taste in most cases is farinaceous, 

 but this is not a uniform character in all the forms. The gills 

 are broad, rather wide apart, usually rounded behind, that is, 

 next the stem, of a dingy white or grayish cohn-, and often 

 eroded or uneven on the edge. The stem is whitish, or at least 

 paler than the cap, and is stuffed or hollow. 



The cap is one to three inches broad, and the stem one to 

 three inches long and one-sixth to one-half an inch thick. The 

 plant appears in autumn, and in some of the southern States 

 may be found as late as December or even January. It grows in 



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