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flavor is not so fine. The position of the plant is regarded as doubt- 

 ful by some because of the more or less russety pini< color of the 

 spores when seen in mass, and the ease with which the gills sepa- 

 rate from the pileus, characters which show its relationship to the 

 genus Paxillus. 



Tricholoma sejunctum Sowerb. Edible. This plant occurs on the 

 ground in rather open woods during late summer and in the autumn. 

 It is 8-12 cm. high, the cap 5-8 cm. broad, and the stem 10-15 "^ni- 

 in thickness. 



Figure 89 Tricholoma sejunctum. Cap light yellow, streaked with dark 

 threads on the surface, viscid. Stem and gills white (natural size, often 

 larger). Copyright. 



The pileus is convex to expanded, umbonate, viscid when moist, 

 light yellow in color and streaked with dark threads in the surface. 

 The flesh is white, and very fragile, differing in this respect from T. 

 equestre, which it resembles in general form. The gills are broad, 

 rather distant, broadly notched near the stem, and easily separating 

 from the stem. The stem is solid, smooth and shining white. Figure 

 89 is from plants collected at Ithaca. It is said to be edible. 



