. Mushrooms and their use . Mushrooms. VII. THE COMMON MUSHROOM—ITS EELATIVES. ANALYTICAL TABLE OF AGAEICUS. 1. 4. 2. 3. 2. 4. 6. Plants gro-nang in pastures or open places, Plants grov/ing in woods and groves or their borders, 1. Stem stuffed or solid, 1. Stem hollow, 2. Gills at first pinkish, about as wide as the thickness of the cap, A. campester. Gills at first whitish, narrower than the thickness of the cap, A. rodmani. 3. The collar radiately tomentose on the lower sur- face, A. arvensis, 3. The collar evenly flocculose on the lower STir- face, A. subrufescens. The flesh quickly changin
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. Mushrooms and their use . Mushrooms. VII. THE COMMON MUSHROOM—ITS EELATIVES. ANALYTICAL TABLE OF AGAEICUS. 1. 4. 2. 3. 2. 4. 6. Plants gro-nang in pastures or open places, Plants grov/ing in woods and groves or their borders, 1. Stem stuffed or solid, 1. Stem hollow, 2. Gills at first pinkish, about as wide as the thickness of the cap, A. campester. Gills at first whitish, narrower than the thickness of the cap, A. rodmani. 3. The collar radiately tomentose on the lower sur- face, A. arvensis, 3. The collar evenly flocculose on the lower STir- face, A. subrufescens. The flesh quickly changing to dull red where cut or broken, A. hemorrhoidarius. The flesh not changing to red where cut or broken, 5. 5. Cap white, silky or smooth, A. silvicola. 5. Cap brownish, or if white not smooth, 6. Cap with numerous minute persistent bro^vn scales, A. placomyces, 6. Cap merely fibrillose, or with few evanescent scales, A. silvaticus. The Common mushroom, sometimes called the Edible mush- room, as if it were the only edible species, is perhaps more gen- erally and better known than any other. It is the one com- monly cultivated and most often seen on the tables of the wealthy and of public houses. It is so eagerly sought in some of our cities that it is difficult to find wild specimens in the vicinity of these towns. They are gathered almost as soon as they appear. In very young plants the cap is somewhat globular or hemispherical, and the gills are concealed by the membrane or 26. Common MuBliroom, Agarlcus campester.. 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 work.. Peck, Charles H. (Charles Horton), 1833-1917. Cambridge, Mass. : Cambridge Botanical Supply Co.