CLASSIFICATION OF AGARICS 618 



;is io the characters <>i I. solitaria and l. strnbilifonnis. Boudicr 

 (Soc. Myc. de France, Bull. I s . I 902 i different iates I. lolitaria bj ii> 

 larger spores. 13-15x8-10 micr., l»\ its Boccose, thinner warts, by 

 the thin, fragile and the cream-colored annulus; and his I. strobili 

 formis has spores 10-13x6-8 micr., ;i turbinate, uapiform l»nll>, and 

 grayish cap covered with \<t.\ large, thick, adnate angular scales. 

 Rieken (Blatterpilze) reverses the spore size and also considers 

 them smaller: 9-10x5-6 micr. for l. solitaria; \~\\ x8-9 for 1. 

 strobiliformis ; al the same time'his other characters agree prettj 

 well with those of Boudier's description of the two species. Both 

 Bresadola and Atkinson consider the two species identical under 

 l. soli i inin , assuming thai greal variations occur in the nature of 

 the scales on the cap and Btem, and in the Bhape of bulb and stem. 

 Thai weather conditions cause greal variation in these plants, 

 whether a single or composite species, is quite certain. But with 

 such data ;is those given above, as to size of spores, ii becomes aeces 

 s;iry to explain i>\ further studies the discrepancies reported i».\ these 

 eminenl mycologists. 



All European mycologists agree in omitting any mention of an 

 odor of chloride of lime. Eard and MEcIlvaine reporl both .!. soli 

 taria and A. strobUiformis with such an odor. I infer from this thai 

 American plants which have often been referred here, belong to 

 .1. chlorinosma Pk. or one of its varieties. 



655. Amanita chlorinosma Pk. (Edible, bi r i se < u m<>\ 



Torr. I'.oi. Club. Bull., Vol. 6, 1878. 

 Bot. Gazette, Vol. IV. L879. 



Illustration: Bard, Mushrooms, PL 3, Fig. 22, 1908. (As I. 

 strobUiformis. i 



PILEUS 8 L5 cm. or more broad, Bubglobose al firsl then convex 

 to expanded, white or tinged ding} cream-color, Burface with ;i 

 very variable covering of denst whiU floccosi scales or worts, some 

 times mealy-floccose, sometimes as rounded masses, Bometimes 

 pyramidal pointed warts, always floccose in structure, excepl in 

 age ihr\ n i . i \ become hard and adherent, Bometimes few and l 

 then again smaller and numerous, margin appendiculate with 

 shreds of veil. FLESB thick, compact, pure white, thinner on 

 margin. GLLLS free or adnexed l»\ a point, relatively narrow, sub- 

 ventricose, broader in front, white tinged cream-color, vdfn minui 



