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Entoloma. Fr. 



Entoloma is from two Greek words ; cntos, within ; hum, a fringe, referring 

 to the inner character of the veil, which is seldom even apparent. The members' 

 of this genus have rosy spores which are prominently angular. There is neither 

 volva, nor annnlus. The gills are attached to the stem or notched near the junction 

 of the gills and the stem. The pileus is fleshy and the margin incurved, especially 

 when young. The stem is fleshy, fibrous, sometimes waxy, continuous with the 

 pileus. It corresponds with Hypholoma, Tricholoma, and Hebeloma. It can 

 always be separated from the rosy-spored genera by the notched gills. The 



Figure 196. Entoloma rhodopolium. Three-fourths natural size. 



flesh-colored spores and gills distinguish the Entoloma from the Hebeloma, which 

 has ochre-spored ones, and Tricholoma, which has white ones. 



All the species, so far as I know, have rather a pleasant odor, and for that 

 reason it is highly necessary that the genus and species should be thoroughly 

 known, as they are all dangerous. 



