Guide to the Mushrooms 79 



OMPHALIA campanella (Batch), bell- 



shajDed. 



Cap. — Up to 3-8 of an inch broad, very tliin and 

 ratlier tough, convex then depressed in the center, 

 smooth, water-soaked in ap])carance, when moist ; 

 of a rusty yellow color ; margin lined when moist. 



Flesh. — Very thin and colored like the skin of 

 the cap, tough. 



Gills. — Close, runing down on the stem (decur 

 rent), with veins between, yellow in color. 



Spores. — White and elliptical. 



Stern. — 1 inch long, firm, hollow, brown at the 

 base with rough hairs, yellowish at the top. 



Ring. — None. 



Volva. — None. 



Of/or.— Mild. 



Taste. — Mild. 



Habitat. — On rotten stumps of trees, in clusters; 

 verv common in pine woods from June to Novem- 

 ber. Common over United States. 



Edible. 



PLEUROTUS ostreatus (Jack.) 



"Ovster ^fushroom." 



Cap. — 3 to 5 inches broad, shell-shaped, pale gray 

 in color, growing yellowish-white with age, margin 

 very thin and turned in at first over the gills, later 

 wavy. 



Flesh. — Thick, soft, white. 



