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Flesh. — Watery^ soft, yellowish white. 



Gills. — Broad and rounded behind, slightly at- 

 tached to the stem (adnexed), distant, unequal 

 in length; faint buff color, growing deeper with 

 age. 



Spores.- — White, elliptical. 



Stem. — 1 to 3 inches long and up to 3-8 inch 

 thick at the base, very tough, twisted, equal, 

 stuffed with fibres and later hollow, upper part yel- 

 lowish, lower part black, densely velvety. 



Ring. — None. 



J^olva. — None. 



Odor.—WM. 



Taste. — Mild. 



Habitat. — On stumps and roots, growing in cl is- 

 ters from May to November, with heavier caps in 

 the fall. Very common in all sections of the 

 country. 



Edible. 



COLLYBIA confluens (Pers.) 



Cap. — 1-2 to 2 inches broad nearly plane, smooth, 

 tough, flaccid, reddish brown in center, lighter to- 

 ward margin, fading in wet weather to grayish 

 white; margin somewhat striate, thin, even. 



Flesh. — Thin, white, dries much like Marasmius, 

 reviving in water. 



Gills. — Free, narrow, crowded, grajash-yellow. 



Spores. — White, minute, ovate. 



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



