Guide to the Mushrooms 12S 



Flesh. — Wliite^ thin, firm. 



Gills. — Free, tliiii^ close^ narrow at each end, 

 flesh color, then pink^ later brown and at last 

 brownish-black. 



Spores. — Elliptical^ brownish-black. 



Ste7)7. — 1- to 6 inches hioh. slender, stuffed then 

 hollow^ bulbous M'hite. 



Ring. — Rather thick, sometimes entire, but more 

 often torn. 



J^olva. — None. 



Habitat. — Mixed woods, quite common, growing 

 singly, July and August. 



Edible. — This mushroom must be gathered with 

 care as there is danger of confusing it with Aman- 

 itae which grow in the woods. The color of the 

 gills is the key to this mushroom. Amanitae have 

 white gills which never change in color. The stem 

 of the Agaricus silvaticus is bulbous but there is 

 no volva as in the Amanitae which sheathes the 

 stem. 



STROPHARIA semi-globata (Batsch), semi, 



half; globus, ball. 



Cap. — 1-2 to 2 inches broad, viscous later dry 

 and wrinkled, some specimens smooth, others slight- 

 ly scaly, hemispherical, later expanded; margin 

 even. 



Flesh. — Thin, white. 



