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mark on the stem where the pileus separates from it on expanding. 

 The cuticle will not peel off, and is moist, or rather slimy — stem 

 stout and fibrous. 



These mushrooms come up so thickly crowded that they press 

 each other all out of shape, so that they are frequently triangular, 

 square or octagon, some grow under others, so that they are in one 

 dense mass. 



