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Spores. — Elliptical, pink. 



Stem. — 1 to 3 inches long, solid, slighth^ tapering 

 upward, colored like the cap with a few fibres sim- 

 ilar to those in the center of the cap. When this 

 miTshroom grows from the sides of stumps the stem 

 is generally curved. When the stem is removed it 

 leiv es a cup shajDcd place in the flesh of the cap. 



Rin^. — Xone. 



Jolva. — None. 



Odor. — Slightlv mealy. 



raste.—Mild. * 



Taste. — Mild, 



Habitat. — On the ground in open places or on 

 stumps growing singly, sometimes in clusters; quite 

 frequent from May to October, in the United 

 States. 



Edil)le. — Distinguished from the poisonous En- 

 tolomas by its free gills. 



PHOLIOTA SquarrOSa (Mull) from squirro- 

 sus m.eaning scurfy. 



Cap. — 3 to 5 inches broad, bell-shaped then con- 

 vex, fleshy, iron rust color, covered with dark brown 

 scales, dry ; margin at first curved in over the gills. 

 Fringed with scales and remnants of the veil. 



Flesh. — Thin, light yellow. 



Gills. — Growing into the stem (adnate), crowd- 

 ed, narrow, greyish, thin, rust color. 



Spores. — ElliiDtical, dropping in heaps, rust col- 

 ored. 



