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Rh roots, and their solid white interior are easily remembered. Peel, slice, and fry.

Bibliography The following are standard and beautifully illustrated works on mushrooms and toadstools. They have been freely used for guidance and illustrations in the preparation of the above:

'''COMMON NORTH AMERICAN TREE White Pine''' (Pinus strobus) A noble evergreen tree, up to 175 feet high. This is the famous pine of New England, the lumberman's prize. Its leaves are in bunches of five, and are 3 to 5 inches long;

cones 4 to 6 inches long. Wood pale, soft, straight-grained, easily split. Newfoundland to Manitoba and south to Illinois.