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on the edge, pale yellow at first then brownish. 

 Spores. — Elliptical, rough, brownish. 



Stem. — 3 to 5 inches long and up to 1-2 inch 

 thick, equal,, hollow, with a glutinous bulb being- 

 colored Hive the cap, while the stem is sligiitly paler. 



Rinfi;. — None except for the brownish fibres from 

 the veil. 



Volva. — None. 



Odor. — Slightly pungent. 



Ta^te.—MM. 



Habitat. — In woods, rather common growing 

 singly from June to September. Common in New 

 England. 



Edible. 



AGARICUS campester (Einn.) from Latin 

 campus, a field; "Common mushroom." 



Cap. — 1 to 5 inches broad, hemispherical, convex" 

 finally nearly plane, smooth, dry, of a delicate buff 

 color, leathery in appearance; margin at first curv- 

 ed under and extending beyond the gills, later some- 

 what split, not striate. Very variable in appear- 

 ance often covered with reddish brown scales. 



Flesh. — Firm, thick, white. 



Gills. — Free, close, veined, at first flesh color 

 then pink, changing to brown and finally blackish- 

 brown, somewhat moist in mature specimens. 



