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Sfe?n. — i to 6 inches long^ up to 1 incli thick at 

 tlu' apex^ tapering downward, stuffed witli fibres, 

 scaly as far as tlie ring, the remainder smooth. 



Rino: — Onl}- slightly distant from the apex, 

 (superior), of same color as the scales. 



J'olva. — None. 



Odor. — Often indistinct in young caps, but later 

 disagreeable. 



Taste. — -When young sweet, later disagreeable. 



Habitat. — On trunks of trees or stumps, growing 

 in clusters, common from August to November. 

 \"er3^ common in New England. 



Edible. 



PHOLIOTA adipOSa (Fr.) "The Fat Pholiota." 



Cap. — 2 to 4 inches broad, at first hemispherical 

 then convex, umbonate, very viscid when moist, 

 vellowish in color, with the skin torn into rustv- 

 brown scales ; margin incurved, even, thin. 



Flesh. — Yellowish, thick at center, very thin at 

 margin, soft. 



Gills. — Adnate, close, yellow, becoming rusty 

 brown. 



Spores. — Elliptical, rusty-brown. 



Stem. — 2 to i inches long, up to 3-4< inch thick. 



