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MUSHROOMS, EDIBLE AND OTHERWISE 



No one will have any trouble in recognizing this species, having once seen 

 its picture and read its description. Its elongated or trumpet-shaped cap, and 

 its dingy-gray or sooty-brown hue, will at once distinguish it. The spore-bearing 

 surface is often a little paler than the upper surface. The cup is often three 

 to four inches long. I have found it in quite large clusters in the woods near 

 Bowling Green, and Londonderry, though it is found rather sparingly on the 

 hillsides about Chillicothe. It has a wide distribution in other states. It does not 

 look inviting, on account of its color, but it proves a favorite whenever tested, and 

 may be dried and kept for future use. It is found from July to September. 



Craterellus dubins. Ph. 



Dubius means uncertain, from its close re- 

 semblance to C. cornucopoides. 



The pileus is one to two inches broad, 

 infundibuliform, subfibrillose, lurid-brown, 

 pervious to the base, the margin generally 

 wavy, lobed. Hymenium dark cinereous, 

 rugose when moist, the minute crowded ir- 

 regular folds abundantly anastomosing ; near- 

 ly even when dry. The stem is short. The 

 spores are broadly elliptical or subglobose, 

 6-7. 5/n long. Peck. 



It differs from C. cornucopioides in manner 

 of growth, paler color, and smaller spores. 



It is distinguished from Craterellus sinu- 

 osus by its pervious stem, while very similar 

 in color to Cantharellus cinereus. 



This plant, like C. cornucopoides, dries 

 readily, and when moistened expands and 

 becomes quite as good as when fresh. It 

 needs to be stewed slowly till tender, when it 

 makes a delightful dish. . 

 The plants in Figure 380 were collected near Columbus by R. H. Young and 

 photographed by Dr. Kellerman. They are found from July to October. 



Figure 380. Craterellus dubius. 

 size. 



Natural 



Corticiam. Pr. 



Entirely resupinate, hymenium soft and fleshy when moist, collapsing when 

 dry, often cracked. 



