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species. In the shaggy-mane the veil does not form a thin 

 expanded curtain as in the three species just enumerated. It 

 is really an annular outer layer of the button lying between the 



margin of the 

 base of the stem, 

 from the stem, 

 gates more rap- 

 pileus, the latter 

 u p away r 

 base of the 

 Sometimes 

 the free 



pileus and the 

 It becomes free 

 As the stem elon- 

 idly than the 

 is lifted 

 from the 

 K\ stem. 



annulus is left as a 

 of the stem, still 

 superficial 1 a yer of 

 for a time more or 

 margin o f the pileus 

 at the left hand in 

 lifted higher up on 

 comes free from the 

 dangling somewhere 

 break and fall down 

 instances it may re- 

 herent to the margin 

 breaks apart as the 

 somewhat. In such 

 for some time to dis- 

 sterile margin of the 

 its outer texture re- 

 ure of the pileus. 



90. Coprinus com 



ing more expanded. 

 (Natural size). 



collar around the base 

 loosely adherent to the 

 the same, or it remains 

 less adherent to the 

 as shown in the plant 

 figure 85. It is often 

 the stem before it be- 

 pileus, and is then left 

 on the stem, or it may 

 on the sod. In other 

 main quite firmly ad- 

 of the pileus so that it 

 pileus in age expands 

 cases one of ten searches 

 cover it clinging as a 

 pileus, so closely does 

 semble the outer text- 

 It is interesting to ob- 



serve a section of the plants at this stage. These sections can be 

 made by splitting the pileus and stem lengthwise through the 

 middle line with a sharp knife as shown in figure 88. Here, in 



