. The mushroom book : a popular guide to the identification and study of our commoner Fungi, with special emphasis on the edible varieties . Mushrooms; Mushrooms, Edible; Cookery (Mushrooms); cbk. Fungi with Gills Stem or Stipe—Colour of cap ; hollow ; a mere tube, with thin walls. When cut quickly, it changes to a deep red brown and exudes a purple juice. Flexible, fragile. Spores—White. Ring or Annulus—None. Time—September. Habitat—Decaytd wood in forest. GENUS LENTINUS The genus Lentinus has white spores, no annulus, and no volva. The stem is central or lateral, and the lamellse are nor- ma
. The mushroom book : a popular guide to the identification and study of our commoner Fungi, with special emphasis on the edible varieties . Mushrooms; Mushrooms, Edible; Cookery (Mushrooms); cbk. Fungi with Gills Stem or Stipe—Colour of cap ; hollow ; a mere tube, with thin walls. When cut quickly, it changes to a deep red brown and exudes a purple juice. Flexible, fragile. Spores—White. Ring or Annulus—None. Time—September. Habitat—Decaytd wood in forest. GENUS LENTINUS The genus Lentinus has white spores, no annulus, and no volva. The stem is central or lateral, and the lamellse are nor- mally toothed on their margins. The species are leathery, fleshy, and tough ; will stand drying, and revive when moist. Lentinus lepideus is one cause of the decay of telegraph poles, railroad ties, and bridges. Scaly Lentinus (Edible) Lentinus lepideus. Section of L. lepideus Cap or Pileus—Fleshy, firm, convex or expanded. Creamy white, spotted with dark brown appressed scales. 3-5 inches. Gills or Lamellce — Rather broad, not crowded; growing down the stem. White edges, irregularly toothed. Stem or Stipe—Whitish. Sometimes ec- L£n-ti'-nus L«p-ld'-«-fis S6. 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). Garden City, N. Y. : Doubleday, Page
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