GENERA AND SPECIES OF MUSHROOMS 



Cap fleshy; firm; hemispheric or broadly conic; spreading or 

 expanding when mature; sticky (viscid or glutinous); with 

 scales upon the surface; yellow; flesh whitish; i to 4 inches 

 broad. 



Gills attached to the stem (adnate); close together; yellow 

 or yellowish, becoming darker or rusty when old. 



Stem cylindric or slightly thickened at the base; with a 

 slight flaky ring which often disappears; yellow and sometimes 

 reddish or tawny toward the base; 2 to 4 inches long. 



Spores rusty (ochraceous) ; elliptic; .0003 inch long; .0002 

 inch broad. 



The scales are easily separable from the cap and sometimes 

 disappear when the plant grows old. They are usually more 

 highly colored than the cap. The ring is often absent in 

 mature specimens and is by no means conspicuous in young 

 ones. 



This species is not classed as edible by European authors 

 but I find its flavor agreeable and its substance digestible and 

 harmless. It is well to peel the caps before cooking them. 

 Peck. 



Pholiota caperata; wrinkled phoHota; the gypsy. Plate 

 XIII, Species 102. 



On ground in woods, mossy swamps and open places; July 

 to October; edible; scattered or somewhat grouped. 



Cap egg or bell-shaped, becoming expanded when mature; 

 smooth; often whitened in the center by whitish flakes or 

 scales; generally more or less wrinkled; thin towards the edge; 

 yellow; flesh white; 2 to 4 inches broad. 



Gills attached to the stem (adnate); often uneven on the 

 edge; whitish, turning rusty-colored when old. 



Stem stout solid ; sometimes bulbous at the base ; smooth or 

 slightly flaky; white or whitish; with a thick ring; 2 to 5 

 inches long. 



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