THE WHITE-SPORED AGARICS 



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The gills are white, very broad, rounded, almost free, distant, often becoming 

 pale-gray or yellowish. 



The stem is three to six inches long, solid, quite fibrous, sometimes equal, 

 often tapering toward the base, white, stout, striate, villous at base. The spores 

 are subglobose, 4-5x4./*. 



Figure 63. Tricholoma portentosum. 



The plants grow in pine woods and along the margins of mixed woods, 

 frequently by roadsides. It is usually found in October and November. The 

 plants in Figure 63 were found near Waltham, Mass., and were sent to me by 

 Mrs. E. B. Blackford. This is said to even excel T. personatum in edible qualities. 



