DESCRIPTIONS OF FUNGI. 109 



White. 



rior, reflexed, slightly striate, swollen, white. 

 Volva more or less buried in the ground, burst- 

 ing open in a torn manner at the apex, with a 

 loose border. Gills free, ventricose, 4 lines 

 broad, shining white. This species, as well as 

 A. virosa, has a fetid odor when kept. "We 

 found it oftener than any other species of 

 Amanita. 



AMANITA NITIDA = to shine. 

 The Shining Amanita. 



Cap whitish, 3 to 4 inches broad, somewhat 

 compact, at first hemispherical, covered with 

 angular, adhering warts, which become a dark 

 color (fuscous.) It is dry, shining, the margin 

 even ; flesh white. Stem 3 inches long, 1 inch 

 thick, solid, firm, with a bulb-shaped base, scaly, 

 white. Ring superior, thin, torn, slightly 

 striate, covered with soft weak hairs beneath, 

 which at length disappear. Gills free, crowded, 

 wide, nearly }4 inch broad, ventricose, shining 

 white. This was also found in August. There 

 is nothing more beautiful than these white 

 poisonous Amanitas. 



