. The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1901. Gardening; Canadian periodicals. AGARICACEAE, OR GILL-BEARING MUSHROOMS. 41 desirable to preserve a "spore print" the surface of the paper should be coated with a thin solution of gum arabic. This mush- room has been found for many years in great abundance in our college lawn and pasture fields. During last summer the pasture field was plowed up, and this only added to the luxurious growth of mushrooms. The usual custom of peeling this mushroom before cooking is a mistake, as it takes away from it its choicest flavor. It may be fried in
. The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1901. Gardening; Canadian periodicals. AGARICACEAE, OR GILL-BEARING MUSHROOMS. 41 desirable to preserve a "spore print" the surface of the paper should be coated with a thin solution of gum arabic. This mush- room has been found for many years in great abundance in our college lawn and pasture fields. During last summer the pasture field was plowed up, and this only added to the luxurious growth of mushrooms. The usual custom of peeling this mushroom before cooking is a mistake, as it takes away from it its choicest flavor. It may be fried in butter or stewed in milk or cream, or eaten raw, and is always palatable and easily digested. (2) Agaricus Arvensis, or Horse Mush- room.—This has been considered a large variety of the Compestris, and has likely re- ceived its name, "Horse mushroom," be- cause of its size and rankness of growth on the same principle that the horse radish received its name. Its cap often expands to the diameter of six or seven inches. It re- sembles in many respects the compestris, but differs from it in having a hollow stem, a slightly bulbous base, a double ring or collar, and a paler shade of pink in the gills of the young plant. Dr. Peck says of it: " The collar appears to be composed of two parts closely applied to each other and mak- ing a double membrane, the lower part of which is of a thicker, softer texture and split in a stellate manner into broad yellowish rays. This is perhaps the most distinctive character of this ; It has been sup- posed that the spores of this and of the preceding will not germinate until they have passed through the alimentary canal of the horse. Whether this be so or not, it is cer- tain that it is only in soil enriched by the manure of this animal that either of them can be successfully grown in gardens or in cellars. A. arvenses has been found in con- siderable quantities in and around the col- lege hot beds. (3) Agaricus Gambos
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