Agaricacese 



ENTOLO'MA Fr. 



Gr. within ; Gr. a fringe. 

 (Probably referring to the innate character of the pseudo veil.) 



Entoioma. Pileus rather fleshy, margin incurved, without a distinct veil. Stem 

 fleshy or fibrous, soft, sometimes waxy, continuous with the flesh of the 

 pileus. Gills sinuate, adnexed, often separating from the stem. Spores 

 rosy, elliptical, smooth or subglobose and coarsely warted. 



Corresponding in structure with Tricholoma, Hebeloma and Hypho- 

 loma; separated from other rosy-spored genera by the sinuate gills. 



About twenty species of Entoioma are given in the states ; of them 

 seventeen are described by Professor Peck, as found in New York. I 

 have not found a single species in sufficient quantity to test its edibility. 



Two of the European species, E. sinuata Fr. and E. livida Bull., are 

 reputed to be very poisonous, producing headache, dizziness, vomiting, 

 etc. Worth ington Smith ate % oz., which nearly proved fatal. 



Professor Peck reports a species, E. grande Pk., which he considers 

 suspicious. 



Even the reported poisonous species have a pleasant odor correspond- 

 ing to those of the esculent species. This makes them the more de- 

 ceptive and dangerous. The pinkish or flesh-colored spores and gills 

 distinguish Entoioma from Hebeloma, which has brown spores, and 

 Tricholoma, which has white. Pluteus, which has pink spores and gills, 

 is readily separated from it. 



Great caution should be observed. Entolomas should be thrown away 

 or carefully tested. 



ANALYSIS OF TRIBES. 



GENUI'NI (genuine, typical species). Page 251. 

 Pileus smooth, moist or viscid; not hygrophanous. 



LEPTONI'DEI (inclining to Leptonia). 

 Pileus flocculose or squamulose ; absolutely dry. 



NOLANI'DEI (inclining to Nolanea). Page 252. 



Pileus thin, hygrophanous, somewhat silky when dry. 



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