Curved pieces of leaf are bitten out and carried back to the nest, where they are handed over to another set of workers, by them to be reduced to smaller fragments and made into mushroom beds.
Some varieties more than others of the cultivated mushroom become brownish on being cut, and a similar change we have observed, though not recorded, in other species.
For the structure that prevails in the order to which the mushroom belongs, an examination of that species will be almost sufficient.
Fungi undergo chemical changes so rapidly that even the cultivatedmushroom may cause inconvenience if kept so long after being gathered as to undergo chemical change.
Many of the mushroom tribe are so soft and watery that it is very difficult to make good specimens without a degree of labour which is quite out of the question with travellers.
The temperature of these caves is so equal that the cultivation of the mushroom is possible at all seasons of the year, but the best crops are gathered in the winter.
The largest and most common is the oyster mushroom (Agaricus ostreatus, Jacq.
As certain white nodules appeared on the inner surface of the intestines, it was at once hastily concluded that the spores of the mushroom had germinated, and that the nodules were infant mushrooms.
The earliest condition in which the mushroom can be recognized as a vegetable entity is in that of the "spawn" or mycelium, which is essentially an agglomeration of vegetating spores.
When, therefore, the mushroom has arrived almost at maturity, the pileus expands, and in this act the veil is torn away from the margin of the cap, and remains for a time like a collar around the stem.
Burl found his eyes dazzled by the vessel, hanging like a giant bulbous mushroom over them.
In the pale light of the full Moon they saw that something metallic and glistening hung from the white mushroom of a parachute.
The large head, however, presents a special problem because of its tendency to act as a mushroom anchor when buried in swollen mucosa or in a fibrous stenosis (Fig.
Schema illustrating the "mushroom anchor" problem of the brass headed upholstery tack.
Some other species are also occasionally gathered and used in England; but in Scotland it may almost be said that none is ever gathered for use except the common mushroom (Agaricus campestris).
It is not uncommon to hear the question asked even by educated people concerning some agaric: 'Is it a mushroom or a fungus?
The toadstool that most resembles the true mushroom is slimy to the touch, and rather disagreeable to the smell.
The noxious kind grows in the borders of woods, while the mushroom only grows in the open field.
The special province of the little stinging ants, which live in the thorns of the acacia, is, therefore, to protect the leaves of the shrub from being used by the leaf-cutters to make mushroom beds.
Shall I consent to grasp within my hand The sign of serfdom and to get the habit Of marching like a mushroom down the Strand, A mushroom on a rabbit?
Although said to be of enormous value in sauces and ragouts, I shall always maintain that the mushroom is best when eaten all by his quaint self.
One would think you were anxious to assert yourself against the ancient peerage of this mushroom realm!
They are the mushroom growth of the muck-heap of the new civilization.
When seen from a distance the house looks like an enormous mushroom just rising from the ground.
Presently the raindrops began to patter on the round top of the mushroom and "drip-dropped" to the ground without getting Thumbkins' little house the least bit wet.
Usually when it rained, the patter of the raindrops upon his mushroom roof lulled Thumbkins right to sleep, but tonight Thumbkins lay wide awake and thought and thought.
It is always nice and dry there," he said, "for the rain runs right off the mushroom and does not touch my little cobweb home!
Cable was bred in the river port when the old part of the city was less like the decaying heart of a mushroom than it is to-day.
Mushroom and Asparagus Sauce= Use asparagus liquor for part of the liquid in the preceding recipe and add a few cooked asparagus tips.
Serve with creamed celery, peas, some of the mushroom sauces, a plain cream or any desired sauce.
The roast gravy or some of the mushroom sauces may be used.
Serve plain or with mushroom sauce or maple syrup for supper, breakfast or luncheon.
In that case, the mushroom liquor may form a part of the liquid instead of the whole half cup of milk.
For a single course, a smaller portion of toast would be required and not more than 4 or 5 mushroom caps.
Serve with green peas, mushroom or any desired sauce, or with jelly, honey or maple syrup.
Mince and season cold beef, and flavour it with mushroom or walnut ketchup.
The yolks of four eggs may be added; and when baked, a tablespoonful of good mushroom ketchup poured in through a funnel.
An artificial mushroom bed will supply these all the year round.
Then take out some of the gravy to thicken it with flour and butter, and flavour it with mushroom ketchup.
Then put in half a pint of good gravy, and a spoonful of mushroom ketchup.
The gills of the true mushroomare of a pinky red, changing to a liver colour.
In the vicinity of New York City there were twenty-two deaths frommushroom poisoning in one ten-day period (September, 1911) following heavy rains.
Another species of mushroom occurring in this country and commonly regarded as edible (Panaeolus papilionaceus) has on occasion shown marked intoxicating properties (A.
The toadstools proved to be a very fine variety of "inky" mushrooms (long afterwards Jean learned that the proper name for this mushroom was coprinus atramentarius).
In cases where neither the mushroom trumpet nor the twin siren is used the single bent trumpet is arranged to rotate through a considerable angle.
The peculiarity of an enclosed arc lamp operated with a continuous current is that the carbons do not burn to a crater on the positive, and a sharp tip or mushroom on the negative, but preserve nearly flat surfaces.
The moorings usually consist of 3-ton mushroom anchors and 1(5/8) open link cables.
The top or cap of this mushroom is white, or of varying shades of brown, and measures from one and a half to three or even four inches in diameter.
Several crops of the fairy-ring mushroom are produced all through the season, but the most prolific growth appears after the late fall rains.
This mushroom is small and slender, and rarely exceeds two inches in breadth.
Neither the campestris nor any other mushroom should be eaten when over a day old, since decomposition quickly sets in.
This mushroom frequents moist, shady spots, also along the borders of fields.
The young mushrooms, or buttons, do not exhibit the dotted cap, and the bulbous scaly base may be left in the ground when the mushroom is picked.
This mushroompossesses the most marked characteristics of any of the edible species; it would seem impossible to mistake its identity from written descriptions and illustrations.
Infusions of this mushroom made by boiling in water are used to kill flies.
The mushroom should not be eaten when in this condition.
Coprinus Also belonging to the gilled or true mushroomfamily are the ink-caps of the genus.
The Common Mushroom (Agaricus campestris) Known at once by its general shape and smell, its pink or brown gills, white flesh, brown spores and solid stem.
New crops of mushroom boys succeeds, "And push us from our FORMS!
Following Mushroom Valley, we trekked, with two brief outspans only, to Clocolan, all the time scattering De Wet's followers.
During the all-night trek from Winburg to Mushroom Valley I had a first thorough experience of the true horrors of sleep-fighting.
He had located De Wet at a place called Mushroom Valley, and parts of the Commander-in-Chief's forces had been sent to make a surrounding movement.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "mushroom" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
