GENERA AND SPECIES OF MUSHROOMS 



Cap silky or with scales; in very young plants the cap is 

 almost globular or hemispheric and the gills are concealed 

 (buttons) ; when older the cap expands and the veil separates 

 from the margin revealing the delicate- tinted pinkish gills; 

 when mature the cap is broadly expanded or nearly flat; 

 margin, especially in young plants extends beyond the gills; 

 white or with dingy hues; flesh white or with a tendency to 

 become pinkish when cut; taste mild and pleasant; may be 

 peeled ; i >^ to 3 inches wide. 



Gills near together; pink when young, turning brown and 

 then black with age; free from stem. 



Stem smooth; white or whitish; short; with a ring when 

 young; stuffed; cylindric; 2 to 3 inches long. 



Spores brown; elliptic; .00025 to .0003 inches long. 



The common mushroom, sometimes called the edible 

 mushroom, as if it were the only edible species known, is 

 perhaps more generally used and better known than any 

 other. It is the one commonly cultivated and the one most 

 often seen on the tables of the rich and of restaurants and 

 public houses. It is so eagerly sought in some of our cities 

 that it is difficult to find the wild ones near these towns, for 

 they are gathered as soon as they appear, and the cultivated 

 ones bring prices above the reach of the poor. 



Agaricus silvicola; forest mushroom. Plate II, Species 3. 



On ground in woods and groves; scattered or singly; August 

 to September; edible. 



Cap convex or expanded; often with an elevation or umbo in 

 the center; smooth or slightly silky; white or tinged with yellow 

 or pink; flesh whitish or tinged with pink; 2 to 5 inches broad. 



Gills thin; close together; free from stem; rounded near the 

 stem; pinkish when young, becoming darker when old; finally 

 brown or blackish- brown. 



Stem long; with a ring which is sometimes double; smooth; 

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