=Agaricus procerus=
=Pileus:= At first egg-shaped, finally expanded like a
parasol four to seven inches in diameter, the apex
raised in a prominent mound or "umbo." Color pale
buff or creamy, occasionally almost pure white,
more or less regularly spotted with the brown
shaggy patches of the separating epidermis, which
remains of the pale brown color on the "umbo." Skin
thick and somewhat tough; substance hygrometric,
drying and swelling naturally in its haunts.
=Gills:= Unequal in length; crowded; at first almost
white, finally becoming creamy or pale buff.
=Stem:= Tall, slender, equal, hollow, and fibrous;
bulbous at base, but with no sign of a "cup;"
separated from the gills above by a distinct space;
surface streaked and speckled with brown, encircled
by a loose ring.
=Spores:= White, and, like the whole plant, fragrant
aromatic--more so, perhaps, than any other fungus.
=Taste:= Distinctly sweet and "nutty," slightly
pungent when dry.
=Habitat:= Pastures and fields, occasionally woods.
=Season:= Summer.