DESCRIPTIONS OF FUNGI. 101 



Gray. 



scaly, tapering upward, with a bulbous base 

 and marked with a series of rings near the 

 root, which extends deep into the ground. 

 Ring large, torn. Gills white, free, rounded 

 near the stem, % inch broad. This is said to 

 be rather rare. We found it twice in August 

 growing solitary on the roadside in the grass. 

 It was large-sized, measuring 7 inches across 

 cap, of a grayish-white color, with prominent 

 warts ; the stem was mealy, the volva was 

 large. It was marked with distinct rings near 

 the base. When kept many hours the smell 

 becomes disagreeable. The name is given on 

 account of the shape of the warts, which are 

 conspicuous. 



AMANITA VAGINATA = a sheath. 

 The Sheathed Mushroom. 



Cap gray, mouse color, sometimes slate- 

 colored gray, and even brownish, 2 to 4 inches 

 broad. It is thin and fragile, convex, and then 

 nearly flat, with a slight mound or umbo, but 

 sometimes none. It is deeply striate or 

 grooved (sulcate) on the margin. Stem is 

 white and often covered with mealy particles. 

 It is slender, either hollow or stuffed, 3 to 5 

 inches long, ^ to T / 2 inch thick. It is 



