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Craterellus cantharellus. (Schzv.) Fr. 

 Yellow Craterellus. Edible. 



Cantharellus is a diminutive from a Greek word meaning a sort of drinking- 

 cup. 



The pileus is one to three inches broad, convex, often becoming depressed 

 and funnel-shaped, glabrous, yellowish, or pinkish. Flesh white, tough, elastic. 



Hymenium slightly wrinkled, yellow or faint salmon color. 



The stem is one to three inches high, tapering downward, smooth, solid, yel- 

 low. The spores are yellowish or salmon color when caught on white paper, 

 7.5-10X5-6/X. Peck. 



This plant resembles Cantharellus cibarius very closely. The color, form 

 of growth, and the odor are very similar to the latter. It may be readily 

 distinguished from C. cibarius by the absence of folds on the under or fruiting 

 surface. The caps are often large and wavy, resembling yellow cauliflower. 

 It is quite abundant about Chillicothe during the months of July and August. 

 I have frequently gathered bushels of it for my mushroom-friends. It will be 

 easily recognized from Figure 378, bearing in mind that the caps and stems are 

 vellow. 



Craterellus comucopioides 

 Fr. 



The Horn of Plenty 

 Craterellus. Edible. 



Comucopioides is from 

 cor nu, a horn, and copia, 

 plenty. 



The pileus is thin, flexi- 

 ble, tubiform, hollow to 

 the base, blackish^P'own, 

 sometimes a little scaly, 

 the hymenium even or 

 somewhat wrinkled, 

 cinereous. 



The stem is hollow, 

 smooth, black, short, al- 

 most wanting. The spores 

 are elliptical, whitish, 

 11-12x7-8//.. 



Figure 379. Craterellus comucopioides. One-third natural size. 



