Fungi with Gills 



Common Mushroom (Edible) 



AgaricUS campestris (See Plates Facing Pages 74 and 75) 



Cap or nieus — Silky, or with fine fibres. The young plants — 

 "buttons" — are hemispherical or almost globose. The 

 mature plants are convex or nearly flat. White, or tinged 

 with dingy browns. Skin separable. Margin extending 

 beyond the gills. 



GUIs or Lamellce— Delicate pink, then dark brown, covered by a 

 veil in young plants. Crowded, rounded at the inner ex- 

 tremity. Not attached to stem 



Stem or Stipe— ^N\\\\.<i, smooth ; stuffed ; that is, softer within than 

 without. Shorter than the diameter of the cap. 



Ring or Annnlus — Delicate, often disappearing with age. 



Flesh — White. Much esteemed. 



Spores — Brownish, elliptical. 



Time — Late summer and autumn. 



Habitat — In pastures, lawns, and open places. 



Agaricus campestris is the mushroom ordinarily seen in the 

 markets, either fresh from the growers or preserved in cans. 



Rodman's Mushroom (Edible) 



Agaricus Rodmani 



Sections of A. Rodmani 



Cim-p^s'-tris R6d-man'-j 



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