Fungi with Gills 



Common Mushroom (Edible) 



Agarictis campestris 



Cap or Pileus — Silky, or with fine fibres. The young plants — 

 "buttons" — are hemispherical or almost globose. The 

 mature plants are convex or nearly flat. White, or tinged 

 with dingy browns. Skin separable. Margin extending 

 beyond the gills. 



Gills or LamellcE — Delicate pink, then dark brown, covered by a 

 veil in young plants. Crowded, rounded at the inner ex- 

 tremity. Not attached to stem 



Stem or Stipe — White, smooth; stuffed; that is, softer within than 

 without. Shorter than the diameter of the cap. 



Ring or Annulus — Delicate, often disappearing with age. 



Flesii — White. Much esteemed. 



Spores — Brownish, elliptical. 



Time — Late summer and autumn. 



Habitat — In pastures, lawns, and open places. 



Agarictis campestris is the mushroom ordinarily seen in the 

 markets, either fresh from the growers or preserved in cans. 



Rodman's Mushroom (Edible) 



Agarictis Rodmani 



Sections of A. Rodmani 



Cam-pes'-tris R6d-man'-I 



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