FIELD BOOK OF COMMON GILLED MUSHROOMS 



poisonous, inducing sleep. Mcllvaine has tried it in small 

 quantities without harmful results. Murrill. 



Species of Pan^eolus 

 Panaeolus campanulatus ; bell-shaped Panaeolus. Plate 

 XIII, Species 95. 



In open spaces on horse manure or on rich soil; June and 

 July; POISONOUS. 



Cap oval or bell-shaped, sometimes with a knob at the 

 center (umbonate); brownish, with a peculiar gray or lead- 

 colored tint, sometimes reddish-tinted; margin often scalloped 

 or fringed remains of the veil; >^ to i inch broad. 



Gills attached to the stem (adnate); reddish when young, 

 dusted with the black spores when old. 



Stem long; slender; hoUow; reddish; covered with a bloom; 

 dusted with the black spores when old; 4 to 6 inches long. 



Spores black; 16-18 x 10-18 microns in diameter. 



Panaeolus papilionaceus. Plate XIII, Species 96. 



In open places on dung and rich soil; May and June; 

 POISONOUS. 



Cap almost hemispheric ; sometimes with an elevation at the 

 center (umbonate); sometimes with scales on the surface; 

 whitish gray, often tinged with yellow; >^ to i>^ inches broad. 



Gills very broad; gray, becoming black when old; attached 

 to the stem (adnate). 



Stem slender; whitish or stained black by the spores; firm; 

 hollow; 3 to 5 inches long. 



Spores black; elliptical; 9-10 x 6 microns in diameter. 



Panaeolus retirugis; wrinkled panaeolus. Plate XIII, 

 Species 97. 

 On ground (heavily manured) or dung; open places; in 

 groups; May to August; edible. 

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