158 Wild Flowers East of the Rockies 



at any time during the year. Common wherever 

 birch trees grow. 



Edible. — When young; when dry burns readily, 

 excellent kindling for a camp fire. 



CLPOLYSTICTUS perennis. 



Cap. — 1 to 1 1-^2 inches bro<id, pliant, tough, de- 

 pressed in center (infundibuliform) velvety, zon- 

 ed in shades of brown varying from snuff color to 

 deep seal; margin tliin. tn-n. 



Flesh. — Thin, colored like cap. 



Pores. — Very small, angular, grayish brown. 



Ring.- — None. 



J'olva. — None 



Odor. — Woody. 



Taste. — Woody. 



Habitat. — In pine woods, common, growing sing- 

 ly and in clusters from July to October. Found 

 very common in New England. 



Xot Edible owing to its woody character, but not 

 poisonous. 



HYDNUM imbricatum. (Linn.) from the 



Latin, a tile. 



Cap. — 2 to 5 inches broad, depressed in center, 

 often funnel-shaped, smoky-brown in color, covered 

 with brownish scales, often cracked; margin even, 

 irregular in shape and size. 



