nd its peculiar peach-blossom tint distinguish it from all
other species of the Tricholoma. There is a white variety, very
plentiful in our woods, which is illustrated in Figure 62. They are
found only in leaf-mould in the woods. September to freezing weather.

_Tricholoma nudum. Bull._

THE NAKED TRICHOLOMA. EDIBLE.

Nudum, naked, bare; from the character of the margin. The pileus is two
to three inches broad, fleshy, rather thin, convex, then expanded,
slightly depressed; smooth, moist, the whole plant violet at first,
changing color, margin involute, thin, naked, often wavy.

The gills are narrow, rounded behind, slightly decurrent when the plant
becomes depressed, crowded, violet at first, changing to a reddish-brown
without any tinge of violet.

The stem is two to three inches long, stuffed, elastic, equal, at first
violaceous, then becoming pale, more or less mealy. Spores 7x3.5u

I found some very fine specimens among the leaves in the woods in
Haynes' Hollow, near Chillicothe. October and November.

_Tricholoma gambosum. Fr._

ST. GEORGE'S MUSHROOM. EDIBLE.

Gambosum, with a swelling of the hoof, _gamba_. The pileus is three to
six inches broad, sometimes even larger; very thick, convex, expanded,
depressed, commonly cracked here and there; smooth, suggesting soft kid
leather; margin involute at first, pale ochre or yellowish white.

The gills are notched, with an adnexed tooth, densely crowded,
ventricose, moist, various lengths, yellowish white.

The stem is short, solid, flocculose at apex, substance creamy white;
swollen slightly at the base. The spores are white.

It is called St. George's mushroom in England because it appears about
the time of St. George's day, April 23d. It frequently grows in rings or
crescents. It has a very strong odor. Its season is May and June.

_Tricholoma portentosum. Fr._

THE STRANGE TRICHOLOMA. EDIBLE.

[Illustration: Figure 63.--Tricholoma portentosum.]

Portentosum means strange or monstrous.

The pileus is three to five inches broad, fleshy, convex, then expanded,
subumbonate, viscid, sooty, often with purple tinge, frequently unequal
and turned up, streaked with dark lines, the thin margin naked, flesh
not compact, white, fragile, and mild.

The gills are white, very broad, rounded, almost free, distant, often
becoming pale-gray or yellowish.

The stem is three to six inches long, solid, quite fibrous, sometimes
equal, often tapering toward the