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new bed, which, if the cultixre is successful, soon becomes 

 penetrated in all parts by the gro\\ing threads. The fruiting 

 bodies are gathered when the margin of the cap begins to 

 break away from the ring. 



109. Some Other Mushrooms. — There are Tna.ay species 

 that are Uke the field mushroom in their general characters, 

 but are distinguished from it and from one another by the 



Fig. 36. — The honey mushroom [Armillaria mellea). 



color, size, and structure of different parts of the fruiting body. 

 Often it is ven.- difficidt to distinguish related species. The 

 common honey mushroom (Fig. 36), which is considered one 

 of the best of the edible forms, produces its fruiting bodies 

 in clusters, especially about old tree stumps, in late summer 

 and fall. The fruiting bodies are somewhat larger than those 

 of the field mushroom ; they are yellow or yellowish brown, 

 usually with darker patches on the top of the cap, with a ring, 

 white to rusty-brown giUs and stalk, and white spores. The 



