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equals hollow, often flattened at top or tliroughoiit 

 its entire length, darker in color than cap and cloth- 

 ed M'ith a fine white down. 



Riiio;. — None. 



T^olva. — None. 



O^or.— Mild. 



Taste.— MM. 



Habitat. — In tufts, hence its name; on ground in 

 woods August to October in eastern and central 

 secitons of United States, quite common. 



Edible. 



COLLYBIA dryophila (Bull.) 



"Oak-Loving Mushroom." 

 Cap. — ItoS inches broad, plane, slightly depress- 

 ed in the center, smooth, flexible, tough; margin at 

 flrst turned in over the gills, then flattened; color 

 dark brown becoming paler with age. Several 

 varieties vary in form of stem being inflated, gills 

 sulphur yellow, cap buft' color, but the type charac- 

 teristics are alike in all the species. 



Flesh. — Thin, white. 



Gills. — Crowded, narrow, slightly attached to, 

 stem, white. 



Spores. — Spindle shaped, white. 



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

 at base, even, smooth, tube-like, with a small root 

 of a reddish yellow color; base of stem sometimes 

 enlarged. 



