Brown-spored Series 



Cap or Pileus — Creamy, with brownish spots. - Firm, surface dry. 



Mature specimens frequently have the surface or the cap 



broken into hirge, brownish scales. 3^ inches broad. 

 Gills or Lamelhe — Whitish, then pink, becoming dark brown. 



Narrow, close, unequal. 

 Stem or Stipe — Fleshy, solid, short, thick. 2 inches long. 

 Ring or Annulus — Double. 

 Spores — Brown. 

 Flesh — Firm, white, assuming a pinkish or salmon tint. When 



cut, agreeable nutty flavour. 

 Time — May to July. 

 Habitat — Grassy grounds, crevices of unused pavements. The 



specimen photo- 

 graphed was 



foundgrowing in 



a cluster between 



broken stone in 



the gutter of a 



village street in 



New Jersey. 



Agaricus ab- 

 ruptus (Edible) 



Cap or Pileus — Creamy 



white, dry, and 



silky. Irregular 



in shape when 



young. Yellow 



when bruised. 

 G ills or Lame I I a; — 



Slightly pinkish 



when the veil 



first breaks; 



deeper pink in 



mature speci- 

 mens, becoming 



brownish. Soft, 



free from the 



stem, crowded, 



unequal. 

 Stem or Stipe — Creamy 



white, deeper 



cream, or brown- 

 ish near the base. 



Hollow, stiff, 



brittle, sometimes Section of a. abruptus 



Ab-rup -tus 



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