FIELD BOOK OF COMMON GILLED MUSHROOMS 



Cap fleshy; firm; convex; moist in wet weather; watery- 

 white, grayish, yellowish-gray or grayish brown, the center 

 portion more grayish; often irregular in shape from pressure 

 by other caps or stems; flesh milk-white; taste oily and slightly 

 disagreeable; i to 3>^ inches broad. 



Gills attached broadly to stem or extending a little down 

 it (adnate or slightly decurrent); close together; narrow; 

 white or whitish. 



Stem thick; cylindric; solid or pithy (stuffed); firm; white 

 or whitish; frosted near the top; 2 to 4 inches long. 



Spores white; globular; smooth; glassy; 5-7 microns in 

 diameter. 



The tufts may be composed of many or few individuals. 

 The gills are sometimes sinuate (with a bend or tooth upon 

 their edge) on one side of the stem, therein indicating a close 

 relationship with the genus Tricholoma. The flavor of the 

 uncooked mushroom varies. In some it is very disagreeable, 

 in others but slightly so. Some pronounce it among the best 

 of mushrooms when cooked, others say it is unfit to eat. 

 Peck. 



This species occurs in wet weather in dense clusters on 

 lawns, especially in rather long grass, and is usually found in 

 great abundance when found at all. Its flesh is firm with a 

 slight oily flavor, and specimens may be kept for several days 

 before cooking. It is known only from New York and a few 

 neighboring states, but should stand transplanting in sod 

 rather easily. Having used it in quantity from my own lawn, 

 I can recommend it as a valuable edible species. Murrill. 



Clitocybe odora; sweet clitocybe. Plate VI, Species 28. 



On ground in woods and bushy places; scattered or in 

 groups; August. 



Cap tough; fleshy; convex, becoming plane or nearly so 

 when mature; smooth; margin regular or sometimes wavy; 

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