SHAGGY-MANE AND INK-CAP 



If we knew more about the many edible varieties of mushrooms, which now rank among our table 

 luxuries, they could be made a valuable addition to our food supply. In protein value mushrooms rank 

 about the same as the potato. 



These two familiar examples are common in the rich soil of lawns and elsewhere in late summer and 

 autumn, ink-cap {Coprinun atramentarius) being the more abundant. Shaggy-mane {Coprinns comatus), 

 which is considered one of the very best and most digestible of the mushrooms, is conspicuous on account 

 of its shape and its striking pinkish, reddish, and purplish tints, all often seen at the same time on one 

 plant. Ink-cap is less attractive in appearance, and is more available for catsup than for other food 

 purposes 



