390 MUSHROOMS, EDIBLE AND OTHERWISE 



The stem is eccentric and lateral, equal, firm ; at first velvety, then naked ; 

 punctate with black dots, becoming black. 



The stem at the base is pitch-black, as will be seen in Figure 319. The 

 margin of the cap is very thin and the caps are irregularly funnel-form. This 

 plant is widely distributed over the United States and is quite common about 

 Chillicothe. Found in damp woods on decayed logs from July to November. 

 When very young and tender it can be eaten. 



Polyporus unibclhrtus. Fr. 

 The Sun-Shade Poeyporus. Edible. 



Umbellatus is from umbella, a sun-shade. Very much branched, fibrous- 

 fleshy, toughish. The pileoli are very numerous, one-half to one and a half inches 

 broad, sooty, dull-red, united at the base. Pores are minute and white. 

 White pileoli have sometimes occurred, fries. 



The tufts, as will be observed from Figure 320, are very dense, and there 

 seems to be no limit to their branching. Notice that every cap is depressed or 

 umbilicate. The specimen in Figure 320 was collected near Mammoth Cave, 

 Kentucky, by Mr. C. G. Lloyd, Cincinnati, and through his courtesy I have used 

 his print. I have found the plant about Chillicothe and Sidney, Ohio. It is 

 found on decayed roots on the ground, or on stumps. When the caps are fresh 

 they are quite good. 



May to November. 



Polyporus frondosus. Fr. 

 The Branched Poeytokis. Edible. 



Frondosus, full of leafy branches. The tufts are from six inches to over a 

 foot broad, very much branched, fibrous-fleshy, toughish. 



The pileoli are very numerous, one-half to two inches broad, sooty-gray, 

 dimidiate, wrinkled, lobed. intricately recurved. Flesh white. Stems, growing 

 into each other, white. 



The pores are rather tender, very small, acute, white, commonly round, but 

 in oblique position, gaping open and torn. Fries. 



The specimen in Figure 32] was found near Chillicothe. When tender it is 

 very good. Found on stumps and roots from September till the coming of frost 



We are told that in the Roman markets this mushroom is frequently sold 

 as an article of food. 



