AGARICS WITH WHITE SPORES 



frequently lo inches high, with a pileus 5 

 to 6 inches in diameter, appearing reddish 

 brown in tone, owing to the presence of 

 numerous brown ^'scales," against a cream- 

 colored background. The stem is slender 

 above, tapering upward from the bulbous 

 base. The ring is usually quite free. 

 Lepiota naucinoides is a clean-cut, pure 

 white species. It is about as large as the 

 average cultivated mushroom, but the cap 

 is always thinner and the. stem more slender, 

 thickening slightly towards the base. Lep- 

 iota Morgani (Plate VIP, d), a species 

 with gills becoming greenish-tinted with 

 age is reported inedible, causing severe in- 

 digestion. Before using any forms with 

 white spores one should learn carefully to 

 distinguish them from species of Amanita. 

 Armillaria. The Honey Agaric, Ar mil- 

 iaria mellea, is commonly brownish yellow 

 in general appearance. This species occurs 

 in clusters about stumps and the bases of 

 trees, or may emerge through the sod over 

 decaying roots. It is one of the more abun- 



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