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The stem is hollow, slender, straight, smooth, glutinous, yellowish, veil 

 abrupt. 



The gills are firmly attached to the stem, broad, plane, sometimes inclined to 

 be ventricose, clouded with black. 



This plant is very common on the Dunn farm on the Columbus Pike, north 

 of Chillicothe, but is found everywhere in grassy places recently manured, or 

 on dung. 



This plant has been under the ban for a number of years, but like many 

 others its bad reputation has been outlived. Found from May to November. 



Figure 261. Stropharia Hardii. 



Stropharia Hardii. Atkinson n. sp. 



Hardii is named for the collector and author of this book. 



Plant 10 cm. high ; pileus 9 cm. broad ; stem 1J/2 cm. thick. 



Pileus pale bright ochraceous ; gills brownish, near Prout's brown (R) ; stem 

 pale-yellow tinge. 



Pileus convex to expanded, thick at the center, thin toward the margin, 

 smooth ; flesh tinged yellow. 



Gills subelliptical to subventricose behind, broadly emarginate, adnexed. 

 Basidia 4-spored. Spores suboblong, smooth, 5-9X3-5/X, purple-brown under the 

 microscope. 



