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MISIIROOMS, EDIBLE AND OTHERWISE 



sis and A. silvicola and in- 

 deed this plant seems to be 

 very closely related t i these 

 species. It is found from 

 July to September. 



4garicus cretaceus. Fr. 



Tiif: Chalk Agaric. 

 Edible. 



relatfi 



to 



Figure 257. Agaricus placomyces. Two-thirds natiral size. 



Cretaceus. 

 chalk. 



The pileus is entirely 

 white, fleshy, obtuse, dry ; 

 sometimes even, sometimes 

 marked with fine lines 

 around the margin. 



The gills are free, re- 

 mote, quite ventricose. nar- 

 rowed toward the stem, 

 crowded, white, and only 

 in mature plants do they 

 become brownish. Spores, 

 5-6x3. 5 M . 



The stem is two to three 

 inches long, even, smooth, 

 firm, tapering toward the 

 cap, hollow, or stuffed 

 with a fine pith, white. 



It is found on lawns 

 and in rich places. I find 

 it more frequently in rich 

 stubble fields. It makes 

 a rare dish. Found in 

 August and September. 



Agaricus subrufescens. Pk. 



Tin: Slightly Kid .Mushroom. Edible. 



Subrufescens, sub, under; rufescens, becoming red. The pileus is at first 

 inclined to be hemispherical, becoming convex or broadly expanded; silky fibril- 



