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The flesh is tender and well flavored and the species may well be 
placed in the list of first-class mushrooms. In consequence of the 
slimy surface, the cap is apt to be soiled by adhering dirt and leaves 
and it should be peeled before cooking. 
There is a closely related European species, Hygrophorus Friesii, 
which scarcely differs from this mushroom except in having the 
whole cap uniformly pale yellow and in its gills becoming pallid with 
age. It has not yet been found in our country. 
Collybia radicata Belli. 
Rooted Collybia 
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Pileus thin, convex or nearly plane, glabrous, viscid when moist, 
grayish brown or smoky brown, flesh white; lamellae broad, sub- 
distant, adnexed; stem long, slender, firm, generally slightly taper¬ 
ing upward, stuffed, colored like or a little paler than the pileus, 
ending below in a long root-like prolongation which penetrates the 
earth deeply; spores elliptic, with a slight oblique apiculus at one 
end, .0006 to .0007 in. long, .0004 to .0005 broad. 
The rooted Collybia is a common species and one easily recog¬ 
nized if notice is taken of the lower part of the stem. This is like a 
long slender tap root, tapering downward and generally pene¬ 
trating the earth to a depth about equal to the length of the stem 
above the surface. < 
The cap is broadly convex or nearly flat, and sometimes is slightly 
raised or umbonate in the center. In well developed specimens the 
central part is generally rugose or radiately wrinkled. In wet 
weather it is viscid or even glutinous, but in dry weather the vis¬ 
cidity is scarcely noticeable. Notwithstanding this tendency to 
viscidity the cap is usually clean and attractive. 
The gills are broad, thick, w r ell separated from each other and 
excavated or notched at the end next the stem. The point of attach¬ 
ment is therefore much more narrow than the middle part of the 
gill. The gills are white or slightly tinged with yellow. 
The stem is generally thickest at the surface of the ground and 
tapers slightly from this point in both directions. In the typical 
