AGARICS WITH WHITE SPORES 



ever, be sure that he knows the milk-pro- 

 ducing fungi (Lactarius), mentioned later, 

 as well as the related genus Russula. 



The genus Tricholoma has a central 

 fleshy stem, homogeneous with the cap. 

 The gills are nearly white, though fre- 

 quently somewhat dingy, or having the ap- 

 pearance of being slightly stained. Caught 

 in quantity, the spores are always white or 

 grayish lilac. A section through the cap 

 shows that the gills terminate with a sinus, 

 or notch, before being attached to the stem. 

 There is no ring on the stem, nor is there 

 any basal cup out of which the plant has de- 

 veloped. With regard to edibility and 

 wide range of habitat, the two best species 

 are doubtless Tricholoma personatum and 

 Tricholoma nudum. The former is known 

 as the Masked Tricholoma, so called owing 

 to the slight variation in color, while the 

 Litter is known as the Naked Tricholoma, 

 the name being derived from the smooth 

 surface and margin of the cap. T. persona- 

 tum is, in general, nearly white, but both 



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