. The mushroom book. A popular guide to the identification and study of our commoner Fungi, with special emphasis on the edible varieties. Mushrooms; Cookery (Mushrooms); cbk. White-spored Series It is to the luminosity of tiiese mycelial threads, which per- meate the decaying wood, that the weird phosphorescent light in dense woods is due. GENUS LEPIOTA (See plate Faong page 64) The members of this genus have the gills free from the stem, and have no wrapper remains at the base of the stem. In some species the cap or pileus has the surface scaly, owing to the rup- ture of the fibres which com
. The mushroom book. A popular guide to the identification and study of our commoner Fungi, with special emphasis on the edible varieties. Mushrooms; Cookery (Mushrooms); cbk. White-spored Series It is to the luminosity of tiiese mycelial threads, which per- meate the decaying wood, that the weird phosphorescent light in dense woods is due. GENUS LEPIOTA (See plate Faong page 64) The members of this genus have the gills free from the stem, and have no wrapper remains at the base of the stem. In some species the cap or pileus has the surface scaly, owing to the rup- ture of the fibres which compose it. It is this feature which has suggested the name Lepiota, from the Latin word lepis—a scale. There are about thirty species represented in the United States, of which a few are commonly eaten. Parasol Mush- room ; Tall Lepiota (Edi- ble) Lepiota procera Cap or Pileus—Con- vex, like an open umbrella. Thin, umbonate, cov- ered with closely pressed scales. 3-5 inches broad. Stem or Stipe—Long, hollow, or with cottony pith ; bulbous at the base ; usually covered with closely pressed scales. 5-10 inches long. Veil or Ring—Thick and firm ; often movable on the. stem. L^p-i-o'-ta Section of L. procera Pr69'-S-ri 63. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Marshall, Nina L. (Nina Lovering). New York, Doubleday, Page & Co.
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