198 MUSHROOMS. EDIBLE AND OTHERWISE 



The stem is short, slightly mealy, white, then gray, at length blackish, smooth, 

 round, turning- red or brown on being handled. 



It differs from R. nigricans in being much smaller, and in its crowded gills. 

 It differs from R. adusta in flesh turning red when broken. The flesh or substance 

 is white at first, turning red when exposed to the air, then blackish. This plant is 

 not abundant in this state. I found a number of plants on Cemetery Hill, where 

 some shale had been dumped under a large beech tree. Found in July and August. 



Cantharellus. Adansan. 



Cantharellus means a diminutive drinking-cup or vase. This genus can be 

 distinguished from all other genera by the character of its gills which are quite 

 blunt on the edge, like folds, polished, and are mostly forked or branched. In 

 some species the gills vary in thickness and number. They are decurrent, folded, 

 more or less thick and swollen. The spores are white. They grow on the ground, 

 on rotten wood, and among moss. They seem to delight in damp shady places. 



Cantharellus ciharius. Fr. 



Till': Edible Canthakkt. us. 



Cibarius means pertaining to food. This plant is frequently spoken of as 

 the Chanterelle. The entire plant is a rich egg-yellow. The pileus is fleshy, at 

 first convex, later flat, three to five inches broad, depressed in the center, finally 

 funnel-shaped ; bright to deep yellow ; firm, smooth, but often irregular, its margin 

 often wavy; flesh white, the cap has the appearance of an inverted cone. 



The gills are decurrent, shallow and fluted, resembling swollen veins, 

 branched, more or less interconnected and tapering downward on the stem, color 

 the same as the pileus. 



The stem is solid, variable in length, often curved, tapering towards the base, 

 paler than the pileus and gills. 



It grows in woods and rather open places. I found it in great abundance in 

 Stanley's woods, near Damascus, < )hio. I have found it very often about 

 Chillicothe. The plant has a strong prune-like odor; when tasted raw they are 

 peppery and pungent but sweet and quite delicious when cooked. My friends and 

 myself have eaten it and pronounced very good. The plants in Figure [58 were 

 gathered near Columbus, ' Hiio, and photographed by Dr. Kellerman. 



The species is quite common in the state, and is found from June to September. 



