GENERA AND SPECIES OF MUSHROOMS 



parts of Europe than in this country. If found in sufficient 

 quantity for table use, it should be cooked for some time, 

 owing to its tough texture. IMurrill. 



Marasmius peronatus. Species 88. Figure 2']. 



On grounds in woods; single or in groups; August and 

 September; taste acrid; edibility doubtful. 



Cap I to 2 or more inches broad; light yellowish or pale 

 brick-red, turning paler and wood-color or tan when old. 



Fig. 27. — Species No. ^%. — Marasmius peronatus. Cap 



yellowish or pale brick-red; wood-color or tan when old. 



Description on page 221. 



Shrivelled, wrinkled and leathery when dry and radiately 

 lined (striate) at margin. Flesh white. 



Gills extending to the stem (adnexed) ; whitish or pale wood- 

 color when young, turning reddish when old. 



Stem 2 to 3 inches long; slender; tough; fibrous; tapering 

 upward; hollow when old; somewhat curved at the base where 

 it is covered with downy hairs. 



Spores white; pip-shaped; 7-10 x 4-6 microns in diameter. 

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