128 Guide to the Mushrooms 



firm^ hollow, yellow above rusty-black below. 



Ring. — The veil is delicate^ yellowish-white, 

 soon vanishing, occasionally slight traces of it may 

 be seen on the stem in the form of brown threads. 



Volva. — None. 



Odor.— MM. 



Taste. — Nutt}^, with sometimes a slight tinge of 

 bitterness. 



Habitat. — On ground in woods or on decayed 

 stumps. Common, growing in crowded clusters 

 September to midwinter. Found in all sections of 

 the United States. 



Edible. 



HYPHOLOMA sublateritium (S c h a e f f .) 



"Bricktop Mushroom." 



Cap. — 2 to 3 inches broad, convex, smooth, dry, 

 brick red, except on margin which is of paler hue, 

 covered with white silky fibres from veil; margin 

 regular. 



Flesh. — Rather ,thin, firm, white, in mature 

 growth yellow. 



Gills. — Narrow, crowded, extending close to stem 

 (adnate), dull yellow then turning to a greenish 

 hue, at length olivaceous. 



Spores. — Elliptical^ sooty-brown. 



Stem. — 2 to 4 inches high, up to 1-3 inch thick, 

 stuffed, smaller at base, scaly, fibrils of yellowish 

 brown, stem brownish in color. 



"Eccentric-stemmed Boletinus." 



Cap. — 2 to 5 inches broad, viscid when moist, 

 shining when dry, reddish brown ; margin very thin, 

 tapering downwards, firm, stuffed, covered with 



