WHITE-SPORED AGARICS. 81 



cm. high, the cap 4-10 cm. broad, and the stem 4-10 mm. in thick- 

 ness. The cap is adorned with reddish or reddish brown scales 

 except on the center, where the color is uniform because the surface 

 is not broken up into scales. The flesh is white, but changes to 

 reddish when cut or bruised, and the whole plant becomes reddish 

 on drying. 



Figure 82 is from plants (No. 2718, C. U. herbarium) collected 

 at Ithaca. 



The European plant, L. badhami, also reported in this country, 

 changes to a brownish red. It is believed by some to be identical 

 with L. americana. 



Figure 83. Lepiota cristata. Entirely white, but scales grayish or pinkish brown, 

 stem often flesh color (natural size). Copyright. 



Lepiota acutesquamosa Weinm. This is a medium or small sized 

 plant with a floccose pileus adorned with small, acute, erect scales, 

 and has a loose, hairy or wooly veil which is often torn irregularly. 

 The erect scales fall away from the pileus and leave little scars 

 where they were attached. 



Lepiota cristata A. & S. Edible. The crested lepiota, Lepiota cris- 

 tata, occurs in grassy places and borders of woods, in groves, etc., 

 from May to September, and is widely distributed. The plant is 

 small, 3-5 cm. high, the cap 1-4 cm. broad, and the stem 2-5 mm. in 

 thickness. It grows in clusters or is scattered. 



The pileus is ovate, bell-shaped, then convex and expanded, and 

 thin. The surface is at first entirely dull reddish or reddish brown, 

 but soon cracks into numerous scales of the same color arranged in a 

 crested manner, more numerous between the margin and the center, 

 and often arranged in a concentric manner. The center of the cap 



