. A text-book of mycology and plant pathology . Plant diseases; Fungi in agriculture; Plant diseases; Fungi. 746 ADDinONAI. EXERCnSES Cap i^ to 4 inches broad; stem 2 to 3 inches long, 4 to 8 lines thick. (Fig. 266.) This is the most common and best known of all the edible mushrooms. It is a species of high commercial value, lending itself to very successful and profitable artificial cultivation. It is cosmopolitan in its geographic distribntion, being as universally known abroad as in America. It is cultivated in caves, cellars, and in especially constructed houses; but it also occurs abundan
. A text-book of mycology and plant pathology . Plant diseases; Fungi in agriculture; Plant diseases; Fungi. 746 ADDinONAI. EXERCnSES Cap i^ to 4 inches broad; stem 2 to 3 inches long, 4 to 8 lines thick. (Fig. 266.) This is the most common and best known of all the edible mushrooms. It is a species of high commercial value, lending itself to very successful and profitable artificial cultivation. It is cosmopolitan in its geographic distribntion, being as universally known abroad as in America. It is cultivated in caves, cellars, and in especially constructed houses; but it also occurs abundantly in the wild state, appear- ing in pastures, grassy places, and richly manured ground. The only daager in collecting it in the wild form is in mistalHng an Amanita for an Agaricus; however, this danger may be obviated by waiting until the gills are decidedly pink before col- lecting the Pig. 266.—Meadow mushroom, Agaricus campestris var. Columbia, showing all stages in development of young mushrooms (fruit bodies). (From Gager, after G. F. Atkinson.) Agaricus placomyces. Flat-cap Mushroom (Edible) Cap thin, at first broadly ovate, convex or expanded and flat in age, whitish, adorned with numerous minute, brown scales, which become crowded in the center, forming a large brown patch; gills dose, white, then pinkish, finally blackish-brown; veil broad; ring large. In the early stages, according to Prof. Atkinson, a portion of the veil frequently encircles the stipe like a tube, while a part remains still stretched over the 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 Harshberger, John W. (John William), 1869-1929. Philadelphia : P. Blakiston's Son & Co
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