Guide to the Mushrooms QS 



Odor. — Not strong. 



Taste.— UM. 



Habitat. — \^'o()ds and open places, growing from 

 old rotten, stable straw, singly or in clusters; com- 

 mon from July to October^ all over the United 

 States. 



Edible. — 



TRICHOLOMA russula (SchaefF.) from 



Latin meaning reddish. 



Cap. — 2 to 4 inches broad, thick, convex then ex- 

 panded, finally depressed ; viscid, streaked with 

 red, paler toward margin which is thick at first, 

 splitting as it ages. 



Flesh. — White, tinged with red, quite thick, solid. 



Gills.- — ^Extending down the stem (decurrent) 

 not crowded, whitish, tinged with red. 



Stem. — 1 to 3 inches long, up to 3-4 inch thick, 

 slightly bulbous, solid, ver}^ fibrous; colored like 

 the cap, white, streaked with red. 



Ring. — None. 



Volva. — None. 



Odor.— UilA. 



Taste. — Mild. 



Habitat. — Open woods, generally growing sing- 

 ly, frequent, from August till frost. Very common 

 in New England. 



Edible. — Of good flavor. 



