GLOSSARY 



ECCENTRIC, (of Btem), qoI attached in the center. 

 ECH] NATE, (of scales, etc. I . sharplj pointed spine* 

 ECHINULATE, (of Bpores, etc.), with minute and finely pointed 



spines. 



ELEVATED, (of pileus), raised up al the margin. 

 ELLIPTICAL, (of Bpores, young pileus, gills, etc.), longer than 



broad usually more than twice as long as broad and curved 



(•in line. 

 ELLIPTIC, ELLIPSOID and ELLIPSOIDAL, similar to elliptical. 

 EM ARGINATE, (of gills), notched near the stem. See Fig I, 



ENTIRE, (of gills), edge nol toothed, etc. 



EPIDERMIS, see cuticle. 



EPISPORE, ilir outer wall of a Bpore. 



EPIPHYTAL, -row in- on leaves. 



EQUAL, (of stem), of uniform diameter; (ol gills), alike in length. 



ERODED, (of gills), edge as if gnawed. 



K\{( >sk. same as eroded. 



ESCULENT, edible, can be eaten. 



EVANESCENT, (of veil, annulus, Bcales, etc), bul slightly 



veloped and Boon disappearing. 

 EVEN, (of surface of pileus, stem, Bpores), without striatio 



elevations, depressions or nnevenesses of any kind. Compare 



glabrous and smooth. 

 EXCENTRIC, Bee eccentric. 

 EXOTIC, foreign, not native. 

 EXPANDED, (of pileus), the opening out of the cap while mati 



ing or ageing. 

 EXSICATTI, dried specimens kepi in herbaria often in 

 ••l'AlKY RINGS," mushrooms appearing in circles - page » 

 FAMILY, a term in classification, each family includes related - 



era : the scientific ending of a family name is a< - rn . 

 FALCATE, (of Bpores I, Bickle Bhaped. 

 FARINACEOUS, (odor and taste), like fresh meal; (of pileus and 



stem i. covered l».\ mealy particl* 

 FAR! NOSE, like farinaceous. 

 FASCIATED, (of Btems, pilei, etc.), grown together so tl 



sues are intimately continuous. 

 FASCICULATE, (of fibrils, scales, stems, et< »wded in bum 



FERRUG1 NOUS, (color), rust} red. 



FIBRILLOSE, (of surface of cap and stem), provided « 



,„• clusters of small fibres i posed "t" hypb 



FIBROUS, (of ttesh of stem), composed o jhiabi string-like 



tissur. 



