. Cyclopedia of American horticulture : comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening; Horticulture; Horticulture; Horticulture. 1440. The gardener's Mushroom. Agaricus campestris (X 1 it is applied to Agaiicus cumpeslris (Fig. 1440) in cul- tivation, and since that is the plant with which we are first interested here, we may proceed at once to a de- scription of its form, structure, development
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture : comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening; Horticulture; Horticulture; Horticulture. 1440. The gardener's Mushroom. Agaricus campestris (X 1 it is applied to Agaiicus cumpeslris (Fig. 1440) in cul- tivation, and since that is the plant with which we are first interested here, we may proceed at once to a de- scription of its form, structure, development, etc., and follow with briefer descriptions and comparisons of a few of the many species belonging to this large group. Form and Structure of Agaricus campestris.—The form of the common Mushroom is more or less um- brella-shaped, and is well represented in Pig. 1441. The prominent parts of the plant are the stem, with its ring(«); and the the gills on the under side. The cap, or pileus, as it is technically called, is the upper expanded part, and varies from 2 to 4 or 5 inches in diameter. It is usually white in color, but forms occur both in the field and in cultivation in which the upper surface is more or less brownish, especially as the plants become old. The surface is usually smooth, though it often presents a silky texture from the numerous mi- nute fungous threads or mycelium, the structural ele- ment of the entire plant. While the surface is smooth in a majority of specimens, many forms are more or less scaly, due to the fracture of the surface and sepa- ration of the numerous small areas, especially in the specimens with brownish caps. The "flesh" or "meat" of the cap is white. The stem, or stipe, is usually cvl- indrical, 1-3 in. long by %-% in. in diameter, whitish in color, and nearly or quite solid. The "ring," or annu- lus, forms a collar joined around the stem near the top. It is very delicate, easily rubbed off, and so
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