Guide to the Mushrooms 71 



COLLYBIA radicata. (Relh.) from radix, a 



root. "Hooted Colly bia." 



Cap. — 1 1-2 to 4 inches broad, from convex to 

 plane, with a broad knob in the center, (gibbous), 

 frequently wrinkled toward the knob, glutinous 

 when moist; color variable from light brown to 

 dark brown when growing in the shade; margin in- 

 curved. 



Flesh. — Thin, white and elastic. 



Gills. — White, thick, tough, distant, witli veins 

 between, attached to the stem with a rounded notch 

 like a tooth. 



Spores. — Elliptical and white. 



Stem. — i to 6 inches long 1-1 to 1-2 inch thick at 

 thick at tlie base, smooth, firm, tapering upward, 

 twisted, witli a long tapering root, same color 

 as the cap. 



Ring. — None. 



Volva. — None. 



Of/o;-.— Mild. 



Taste. — Mild. 



Habitat. — In woods, sometimes in grassy places 

 growing singly, quite common from June to Octo- 

 ber. Frequent in central and eastern United States. 



Edible. — 



COLLYBIA velutipeS (Curt.) "Velvet Foot- 

 ed." 



Cap. — 1 to 3 inches broad, convex, soon becom- 

 ing plane, often bent backward; color varying 

 from a yellowish to a dark yellowish brown, the 

 center being darker than the margin; sticky when 

 moist; margin sometimes slightly lined. 



