SOME COMMON MUSHROOMS AND HOW TO KNOW THEM 



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OMPHALIA CAMPANELLA. BELL OMPHALIA. (EDIBLE) 

 (Fig. 20) 



In this species the cap is campanulate, sometimes expanded, umbilicate, 

 smooth, hygrophanous, rusty yellow, slightly striate ; the gills are narrow, 

 arcuate, yellow, connected by veins, decurrent ; the stem is slender, horny, 

 smooth, hollow, brown, paler at apex, and hairy at base. 



Figure 20. — Omphalia campanella. (Edible) 



The cap is four to eight lines broad ; the stem is very slender and often 

 ascending. 



This little fungus may be found during the summer and fall. It is very 

 common and widely distributed, growing on rotten logs in clusters or tufts, and 

 exhibits a preference for coniferous wood It is edible, tender, and of a fairly 

 good flavor. 



Figure 21. — Tricholoma equestre. (Edible) 

 TRICHOLOMA 



The genus Tricholoma is large and contains both edible and poison- 

 ous species, most of which are autumnal and terrestrial. The cap is 

 fleshy, convex, never truly umbilicate or umbonate. A volva and a 



