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I found several specimens of this species at different times on one well rotted 

 beech log on Ralston's Run, but was unable to find it on any other log in any woods 

 near Chillicothe. I had trouble to place it till Prof. Atkinson helped me out. I 

 found it from August to November. 



Pholiota spectabilis. Fr. 

 The Showy Pholiota. 



Spectabilis, of notable appearance, worth seeing. The pileus is compact, con- 

 vex, then plane, dry, torn into silky scales disappearing toward the margin, golden 

 orange color, flesh yellow. 



The gills are adnexed, rounded near the stem, slightly decurrent, crowded, 

 narrow, yellow, then ferruginous. 



The stem is solid, three to four inches high, quite thick, tough, spongy, 

 thickened toward the base, even, bulbous, somewhat rooting. Ring inferior. I 

 found the specimens in October and November. It may grow earlier. Found on 

 decayed oak stumps. 



Pholiota marginata. Batsch. 

 The Marginate Pholiota. Edible. 



Marginata means edged, mar- 

 gined ; so called from the pe- 

 ripheral striae of the pileus. 



The pileus- is ..rather fleshy, 

 convex, then plane, smooth, 

 moist, watery, striate on the 

 margin, honey-colored when 

 moist, tan-colored when dry. 



The gills are firmly attached 

 to the stem, crowded, unequal; 

 when mature, of a dark reddish- 

 brown from the shedding of the 

 spores. Spores 7-8x4^. 



The stem is cylindrical, smooth, hollow, of the same color as the pileus, covered 

 with a frost-like bloom above the ring, which is distant from the apex of the stem 

 and frequently disappears entirely. 



It is quite common, being found on nearly every rotten log in our woods. It 

 comes early and lasts till late in the fall. "The caps are excellent when well 

 prepared. 



Figure 215. Pholiota marginata. Two-thirds natural size. 

 Caps honey-colored and tan-colored. 



