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hollow or stuffed above, solid below, ring torn, often disap})earing ; gills free, 

 white, crowded; spores ovoid, 10-12 X S-S/i. The name refers to the mealy cap. 



Uncommon, edible ; closely resembling L. c e p a e s t i p e s, but the cap more 

 mealy and not striated or folded on the margin, 



Lepiota americana Red Flesh 



Cap small to medium, 3-10 cm. wide, white, but with many reddish or reddish 

 brown scales and uniformly reddish on the disk, ovate to expanded or even upturned ; 



Figure 8. Lepiota americana 



stem rather stout, 6-10 cm. by 4-10 mm., white, smooth, thicker below, hollow, 

 ring usually well-developed ; gills free, white, crowded ; spores elliptic, 1-gut- 

 tate, 8-10 X 6-S/x. Name geographical. 



Common singly or in clusters on the ground, especially in grassland, from June 

 to October ; readily recognized by its habit of turning red or reddislr when bruised 

 or cut, or in age. One of the best of the edible species; it turns milk reddish when 

 cooked in it, but this does not affect its flavor. 



Lepiota acutesquamosa Scaly Cap 



Cap small to medium, 5-8 cm. wide, tawny to brownish, roughened with small 

 erect acute scales, often .spine-like or curved, which are usually larger and closer on 



