FIELD BOOK OF COMMON GELLED MUSHROOMS 



Cap soft and fleshy; nearly spherical when young, convex, 

 or even depressed at the center when matiire; white, with 

 scattered brown scales which merge together at the center. 

 Flesh white, tirrning reddish and then yello^dsh where it is 

 wounded. Cap 4 to 12 inches broad. 



Gills broad; close together; free from the stem; white 

 when young, green when mature. 



Stem slightly bulbous at the base; firm; stuffed; whitish, 

 tinged with brown; surrounded by a large ring that is often 

 movable; 6 to 8 inches long. 



Spores green when first shed, slowly turning yellow; egg- 

 shaped or slightly elliptical; mostly with a single nucleus; 

 10-13 X 7-8 microns in diameter. 



This is one of the largest and handsomest of the lepiotas. 

 It is very abundant in the southern and southwestern states. 



Lepiota naucina; lepiota naucinoides; smooth lepiota. 

 Species 84. Figure 26. 



On ground in grassy places; rarely in cultivated fields 

 and thin woods; August to November; edible. 



Cap white, with the center rarely yellowish or smoky; 

 smooth and even stirface; soft; 2 to 4 inches broad. 



Gills free from the stem; white; slowly changing with age 

 to a dirty pinkish-brown or smoky-brown color; rounded 

 near the stem. 



Stem white or like the cap; furnished with a white collar 

 or ring which is sometimes movable and sometimes disappears 

 in old specimens; bulbous at the base; hollow or nearly so; 2 

 to 3 inches long. 



Spores white; slightly elliptic; with a nucleus; .0003 to 

 .0004 inch long. 



Being similar to the common mushroom (Agaricus campest- 

 ris) in size and color, it is sometimes confused with that 

 species. But a glance at the color of the gills is sufficient 

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