26 MUSHKOOMS. 



The perplexing mushroom, Hypholoma per- 

 plexum, often grows in clusters, and so does 

 the inky Coprinus, C. atramentarius, also the 

 glistening Coprinus, C. micaeeus. The honey- 

 colored mushroom, Armillaria melloea, is often 

 found in crowded clusters, and this growth is 

 common to many fungi. 



ODOR, 



Many mushrooms have distinct odors and are 

 distinguished hy this feature. The genus 

 Marasmius may he known hy the garlic-like 

 smell peculiar to it, but it never has a mealy 

 perfume. There is one species, the disgusting 

 mushroom, M. impudicus, that Stevenson 

 says has a strong, unpleasant odor ; this is also 

 the case in two other species, the ill-odored 

 mushroom, M. fbetidus, and the penetrating 

 mushroom, M. perfurans. 



The Chantarelle, Cantharellus cibarius, has 

 the smell of a ripe apricot, a delicious odor 

 and easily detected. One of the Lepiotas, the 

 tufted Lepiota, L. cristata, has a powerful smell 

 of radishes. Some Tricholomas have a strong 

 odor of new meal. The fragrant Clitocybe, C. 

 odora, has the smell of anise. 



