112 Guide to the Mushrooms 



Stem. — 3 to 1 inclies long, very tough, slender 

 straight, equal, smooth, brownish, often darker at 

 the base, with a narrow tube within. 



Ring. — None, except for fragments of the veil 

 attached to the stem, but these are often absent. 



Volva. — None. 



Of/or.— Mild. 



Taste.— ^IM. 



Habitat. — Lawns and pastures, growing singly 

 and in small groups, from Apri] to November. 

 Common in eastern and central sections of the 

 CJnited States. 



Edible 



CORTINARIUS violaceus (Fr.) 



"Violet Cortinarius." 



Cap. — 2 to 4 inches broad, then convex, finally 

 nearly plane, fleshy, dry, covered witii hairy scales, 

 dark violet in color; margin even with fragments 

 of the cortina or veil attached to it. 



Flesh. — Violet in color, thick, crisp. 



Gills. — Rather thick, distant, rounded at the 

 stem, violet color at first, then cinnamon brown 

 when they become dusted with the spores. 



Spores. — Almost globular, cinnamon brown. 



Stem. — 3 to 5 inches long, about 1-2 inch thick, 

 solid, bulbous, colored like cap. 



