. 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 Early Pholiota (Edible) Pholiota prcBcox. Section of P. prsecox Cap or I't'/eus—Creamy white, smootti, not shining. Very thin skin. 1-2 inches long. Siem or Stipe—Qxezxxvj white, rather scaly. Skin peels readily. Stuffed or hollow. 1-5 inches long. Gills or Lamellce—Creamy white when young, brown when mature. Soft, close, un- equal, notched at the inner extremity, and attached to the stem. Veil and Ring—
. 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 Early Pholiota (Edible) Pholiota prcBcox. Section of P. prsecox Cap or I't'/eus—Creamy white, smootti, not shining. Very thin skin. 1-2 inches long. Siem or Stipe—Qxezxxvj white, rather scaly. Skin peels readily. Stuffed or hollow. 1-5 inches long. Gills or Lamellce—Creamy white when young, brown when mature. Soft, close, un- equal, notched at the inner extremity, and attached to the stem. Veil and Ring—Stretched like a drumhead from stem to mar- gin of cap. Variable in manner of parting. It some- times separates from cap margin, and forms a distinct ring about the stem; again, but little remains on the stem, and much on the rim of the cap. Spores—Rusty brown. Flesh—White, solid though soft, moist. Taste slightly bitter. Time—May to July. Habitat—Grassy ground. The specimen pictured grew about the roots of a poplar tree in New Jersey. Pholiota aggericola (See Plate Facing Page yj) Cap or Pileus—Brown, shining when moist. Margin in older specimens finely and closely impressed with parallel lines. Cap diameter of specimen photographed, 2 inches. Gills 01 Lamellcs—Pale brownish when young, darker brown Pre'-cSx •Ag-ger-Kc'-o-Ii 84. 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). New York, Doubleday, Page & Co.
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