GENERA AND SPECIES OF MUSHROOMS 



at the center when mature; smooth; whitish tinged with 

 brown; wholly or in the center only when moist, whitish when 

 dry; flesh whitish; taste and odor like bran (farinaceous); ]4. 

 to i>^ inches broad. 



Gills thin; close together; attached broadly to the stem or 

 extending slightly down it (adnate or decurrent) ; whitish. 



Stem short; cylindric; smooth or slightly frosted; stuffed 

 or hollow ; color of the cap ; i to 2 inches long. 



Spores white; slightly elliptic; 5-6 x 2.5-3 microns in ; 



diameter. \ 



Common. Peck. | 



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Clitocybe albissima; very white clitocybe. Plate V, 

 Species 20. i 



On ground; in woods; in groups or sometimes growing in j 

 arcs of circles; August and September; Edibility doubtful. 



whether edible or not. \ 



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Cap fleshy, convex or nearly plane; dry; soft; even surface; ■ 



pure white; inodorous; 2 to 3 inches broad. : 



Gills attached to the stem or extending down it (adnate or 



decurrent) ; some of them forked at the base; white. i 



Stem smooth; solid; white; iK^ to 3 inches long. ' 



Spores white; ellipsoid; 8x5 microns in diameter. ' 



The pure white color and soft texture are retained by the ! 



dried specimens. ... It is an attractive, neat-looking species. i 



Peck. ! 



Clitocybe candicans; whitish clitocybe. Plate V, Species ; 

 21. 



On ground; among fallen leaves in woods; in groups; \ 



September and October. Should not be eaten. It resembles , 



too closely a poisonous species, Clitocybe sudorifica. (See i 



Clitocybe dealbata.) ! 



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