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CLASSll'MCATIOX OF AGARICS -Ml 



hollow, base solid, thickened] peronate, tin- sheath <>r rolva with a 

 free margin. SPORES L8-25 micr., smoky black. 



in old manure, straw, or in manured ground. June. 



This planl has been reported as <'<>i>ri>nis stenocoleus Lindb. Ii 

 is also Coprinus macrosporus Pk. When growing in manured 

 ground, the volva is nol as evidenl as when the planl grows in "Id 

 manure or straw. From plates and descriptions it appears thai 

 this plant lias also been called <'<>in'nius oolectus Fr. In the her- 

 barium of tin' New fork Botanical Garden a specimen from Kew 

 labeled Coprinus oolectus Fr. is very plainly Coprinus sterquilinus 

 Fr. Moreover in a collection of many individuals, specimens maj 



lie picked oiil which I'll ihe description of C. 8t < ri/ii i I i n us , ('. shun 



cnit us. C. obleotus and C. macrosporus respectively, it is verj prob- 

 able that these Dames are all synonyms. 



The plants are frequently found in dune upon old manure which 

 has been lying ou1 in the open over winter or in heavily manured 

 ground. The young unexpanded plants resemble rather small short 

 specimens of C. comatus Fr. Undoubtedly G. sterquilinus Fr. is 

 frequently taken for C. comatus or C. ovatus. In fact the writer 



has had typical specimens of G. 8t( rqniliii us pointed 0U1 to him by 



a mushroom collector as "the shaggy mane mushroom, very good to 

 eat." 



The gills sometimes remain perfectly white for several hours and 

 then change rapidly through a purplish color to a smoky black. The 

 flesh is thin and. as the pilens expands, it often becomes revolnto 

 and in bright sunshine it dries in this condition. Sometimes the 

 stem becomes dark when bruised <>!• when dried. Usually, however. 



it remains white unless it becomes covered with spores. 



This mushroom is edible and has a more pronounced ••mushroom" 

 flavor than the ordinary Coprinus. Mcllvaine says. "Coprinus 

 macrosporus is an excellent species, higher in flavor than any other 

 Coprinus." 



