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MUSHROOMS, EDIBLE AND OTHERWISE 



i. Agaricus Gills, not melting, edge acute; including all the sub-genera which 

 have been elevated to the rank of genera. 



2. Coprinus Gills deliquescent, spores black. 



3. Cortinarius Gills persistent, veil spider-web-like, terrestrial. 



4. Paxillus Gills separating from the hymenophorum and decurrent. 



5. Gomphidius Gills branched and decurrent, pileus top-shaped. 



6. Bolbitius Gills becoming moist, spores colored. 



7. Lactarius Gills milky, terrestrial. 



8. Russula Gills equal, rigid, and brittle, terrestrial. 



9. Marasmius Gills thick, tough, hymenium dry. 



10. Hygrophorus Stem confluent with the hymenophorum ; gills sharp edged. 



11. Cantharellus Gills thick, branched, rounded edge. 



12. Lentinus Pileus hairy, hard, tough ; gills, tough, unequal, toothed ; on logs 



and stumps. 



13. Lenzites Whole plant corky; gills simple or branched. 



14. Trogia Gills venose, fold-like, channelled. 



15. Panus Gills corky, with acute edge. 



16. Nyctalis Veil universal ; gills broad, often parasitic. 



17. Schizophyllum Gills corky, split longitudinally. 



18. Xerotus Gills tough, fold-like. 



Therefore the gill-bearing fungi are known under the family name, Agari- 



caceae, or more generally 

 known as Agarics. 



This family is divided into 

 five series, according to the 

 color of their spores. The 

 spores when seen in masses 

 possess certain colors, white, 

 rosy, rusty, purple-brown and 

 black. Therefore the first and 

 most important part to be de- 

 termined in locating a mush- 

 room is to ascertain the color 

 of the spores. To do this, 

 take a fresh, perfect, and fully 

 developed specimen, remove 

 the stem from the cap. Place 

 the cap with the gills down- 

 ward on the surface of dark 

 velvety paper, if you suspect 

 the spores to be white. Invert 

 I a finger bowl or a bell glass 



Ficu 7 .-Spor e .print of Agaricus arvensis. r t,le Ca P to kee P the air 



