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THE VELVET-STEMMED COLLYBIA {Collybia Vclutipes) . EDIBLE 



In winter time the mushroom lover yearns for a taste of wild species. This he may- 

 have if he will be on the lookout for this tree-inhabiting Collybia. About one-half natural 

 size. With its stem encased in a suit of dark-brown velvet, its rich yellow cap protected by 

 a mucilaginous covering, the plant is admirably adapted to stand the rigors of the boreal 

 season. This mushroom is gathered in the spring, autumn, and winter; distribution, eastern 

 United States as far west as Kansas and Iowa ; probably in th,e Pacific Coast States ; also in 

 Europe and Mexico; a variety (spongiosa) in Alaska. 



Photographs by A. G. and B. Leeper 



the rooted collybia (Collybia radicata) . edible 



With its yellow-brown, wrinkled caps perched on a tall stem, this Collybia is met with almost 

 immediately one enters a beech or pine forest. About one-half natural size. 



