Histoire des Champignons de la France, Vol 2

PLANT OF FRANCE.

A botanical illustration depicts a mushroom, likely the Shaggy Mane (Coprinus comatus). The image shows four parts labeled A, B, C, and D. A shows a young, closed mushroom. B shows a mature mushroom with a tall, shaggy cap and a ring on the stem. C shows a cross-section of the mushroom, revealing the gills and the hollow stem. D shows a single detached gill.

Fungus typhoides Vail. P. 72. Agaricus porcellaneus Schoeff. t. XLVI. et XLVII. Schmid. t. X. HABIT: It is 6 to 11 inches in height. It is found in damp woods, gardens, etc., in August and September.
CAP: In its youth, it has the shape of an egg. As it advances in age, it develops and takes the shape of a bell (Fig. B). In its old age (Fig. C), it tears; its tatters roll up on themselves, rot, and change into a black matter like ink. Its surface is fuzzy in stages. Its flesh is present in small quantity. GILLS: They are entire and very numerous. STEM: Solid in its youth, hollow in its old age, and containing a cottony thread attached at its two extremities. COLLAR: Free on the stem like a ring on its rod.

N. B. There are several varieties of this plant. Fig. D represents a portion of the cap with its gills.
It has a mushroom taste. It only gives off a bad odor when it is old.