. 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. Fungi with Gills Gills or Lamellm—Distant, somewhat arched, growing downward on the stem {decurrent). Yellow, sometimes tinged with vermilion. Unequal. Stem or Stipe—Smooth, not truly solid, sometimes hollow. Coloured lilce the cap, whitish within. 2-4 inches long. Ring or Annulus—None. Spores—White. Flesh—Disagreeable in flavour. Habitat—Swamps and damp, shaded places ; in fields or woods. Common. The specimen photograp
. 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. Fungi with Gills Gills or Lamellm—Distant, somewhat arched, growing downward on the stem {decurrent). Yellow, sometimes tinged with vermilion. Unequal. Stem or Stipe—Smooth, not truly solid, sometimes hollow. Coloured lilce the cap, whitish within. 2-4 inches long. Ring or Annulus—None. Spores—White. Flesh—Disagreeable in flavour. Habitat—Swamps and damp, shaded places ; in fields or woods. Common. The specimen photographed was found in dense mixed woods. Lake Placid. Van H. rosea has the cap expanded and the margin wavy. Var. H. flava has the cap and stem pale yellow, the gills arched and strongly decurrent. Var. H. flavipes has the cap and stem red or reddish. Var. H. flaviceps has the cap yellow and the stem reddish. Vermilion Hygrophorus (Edible) Hygrophorus miniatus Cap or Pileus—Thin, fragile at first, convex, becoming nearly flat. Smooth or minutely scaly. Often depressed. Red, fading to yellow or orange. 1-2 inches broad. Gills or Lamellm—Distant. Usually yellow, sometimes tinged with red. Notched at the stem end, or growing down the stem, or fastened to the stem by the entire width of the inner extremity of the gill. Stem or Stipe—Slender, smooth. Coloured like the cap. Solid when young, hollow when old. 1-2 inches long. Ring or Annulus—None. Spores—White, elliptical. Flesh—Tender, and of agreeable flavour. Time—^June to September. Habitat—Adapts itself to varying conditions. Singly, in groups, or in clusters, in bogs or on dry hillocks. The specimen photographed was found in woods, among fallen leaves and decayed wood. Lake Section of H. miniatus Flav'-l-pes Flav'-I-c^ps 60 Min-I-a'-tiis. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these i
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