Yon sudden coral nipple bulged,
Where a freaked, fawn colored, flaky crew
Of toadstools peep indulged."
Figure 32.—Coprinus comatus. "Buttons," some in section showing gill slits and hollow stem; colors white and black. (Natural size.)
The plant is called shaggy-mane because of the very shaggy appearance of the cap, due to the surface being torn up into long locks. The illustrations of the shaggy mane shown here represent the different stages of development, and the account here given is largely taken from the account written by me in Bulletin 168 of the Cornell University Agr. Exp. Station.
Figure 33.—Coprinus comatus (natural size).]