Brown-spored Series 



2 inches long. 



Cap or Piletis — Creamy, with brownish spots. Firm, surface dry. 



Mature specimens frequently have the surface or the cap 



broken into large, brownish scales. ^Yi^ inches broad. 

 Gills or Lamell(z — Whitish, then pink, becoming dark brown. 



Narrow, close, unequal. 

 Stetn or Stipe — Fleshy, solid, short, thick. 

 Ring or Annuhis — Double. 

 Spores — Brown. 

 Flesh — Firm, whit:, assuming a pinkish or salmon tint. When 



cut, agreeable nutty flavour. 

 Time — May to July. 

 Habitat — Grassy grounds, crevices of unused pavements. The 



specimen photo- 



graphed was 



foundgrowing in 



a cluster between 



broken stone in 



the gutter of a 



village street 



New Jersey. 



Agaricus ab- 

 ruptus (Edible) 



Cap or Pile us — Crea my 



white, dry, and 



silky. Irregular 



in shape when 



young. Yellow 



when bruised. 

 Gills or Lamella; — 



Slightly pinkish 



when the veil 



first breaks ; 



deeper pink in 



mature speci- 

 mens, becoming 



brownish. Soft, 



free from the 



stem, crowded, 



unequal. 

 Stem or Stipe — Creamy 



white, deeper 



cream, or brown- 

 ish near the base. 



Hollow, stiff, 



brittle, sometimes Section of a. abiupius 



Ab-riip -ttis 



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