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MUSHROOMS, EDIBLE AND OTHERWISE 



It has a wide distribution. It is found in all parts of Ohio but is not abundant 

 anywhere. It is a favorite with those who have eaten it, and, indeed, it is a 

 delicious morsel when quickly broiled over coals, seasoned to taste with salt and 

 pepper, butter melted in the gills and served on toast. This mushroom is especially 

 free from grubs and it can be dried for winter use. 



There is no poisonous species with which one is likely to confound it. The 

 very tall, slender stem with a bulbous base, the very peculiar spotted cap with the 

 prominent dark colored umbo and the movable ring on the stem, are ear-marks 

 sufficient to identify this species. 



Spores white and elliptical, 14x10. Lloyd. It is found in pastures, stubble, 

 and among fallen timber. July to October. 



I am indebted to C. G. Lloyd for the photograph given here. 



Lcpiota naucina. Fr. 

 Smooth Lepiota. Edible. 



Pileus soft, smooth, white or smoky-white ; gills free, white, slowly changing 

 with age to a dirty pinkish-brown color ; stem annulate, slightly thickened at the 



Figure 33. Lepiota naucina. The entire plant white. 



