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c. The whole volva friable, broken up into scales and warts. 



5. A. RUBESCENS, Pers. — Pileus convexo-expanded, strewn with un- 

 equal mealy warts ; the flesh becoming reddish. Stipe stuffed, taper- 

 ino- upward, scaly ; the annulus superior, entire. Lamellai attenuate, 

 reaching the stipe and decurrent in strioe. Spores .0076X-0058 mm. 



On hills and bluffs in woods. Pileus 3 5 in. in diameter, stipe 3-5 

 in. long. The color of the pileus is dirty-reddish, pale flesh-color or 

 alutaceous ; when fully grown the margin is often striate ; it is char- 

 acterized by the reddish flesh. It is distinguished from all the other 

 Amanitas here enumerated by the complete absence of the volva about 

 the base of the stipe. It is commonly classed among the suspicious 

 funffi. though bv some said to be edible. 



B. Annulus absent. 



6. A. voLVATDs, Peck. — Pileus fleshy, convex, then expanded, 

 sprinkled with small floccose scales, whitish, the disk pale brown ; the 

 margin striate. Stipe equal or slightly tapering upward, stuffed, 

 floccose- scaly, whitish ; the volva large, Arm, loose. Lamellae close, 

 free, white. Spores somewhat elliptic, .OlOX-007 mm. 



In moist woods ; quite abundant in spring and summer. Pileus 

 2-4 in. broad, stipe 3-7 in. high, the volva 1|-2| in. long, and 1 in. in 

 diameter. My figures are much larger than Prof. Peck's typical plant. 

 This is a ver^' elegant species, well marked b}'^ the absence of the an- 

 nulus, and the presence of a large, thick, elongated volva. I find the 

 upper part of the volva sitting like a cap on the disk of the pileus, or 

 hinged on one side, and resting against the stipe, sometimes it has 

 fallen off on to the ground ; commonly, the volva is only burst at the 

 apex, and presents a free lobed margin. A dense mealiness invests 

 the pileus and stipe. The native American species have scarcely as 

 yet been tested in reference to their qualities as food ; such experi- 

 ments should bo instituted with great caution. I find only the Morel 

 and the Common Mushroom eaten by people in the Miami Valley ; 

 these two fungi are both delicious articles of diet. 



7. A. VAGINATDS, Bull. — Pileus thin, campanulate then explanate; the 

 margin membranaceous, pectinate sulcate. Stipe hollow, tapering up- 

 ward, fragile, floccose-scaly ; the volva sheathing, loose. Lamellse 

 free, white. Spores oval, .0096X-0081 mm. 



In woods, common throughout the season from spring to autumn. 

 Pileus 2-3 in. in diameter, stipe 4-6 in. in height, the volva 11^ in. long. 



