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AMANITA rubescens (Pers.) from rubesco to 

 become red. "Blushing Amanita." 



Cap. — 4 inches and more broad^ dingy reddish, 

 convex at first then flat; fleshy, moist but not vis- 

 cid in wet weather, covered with soft mealy, whit- 

 tish warts, sometimes perfectly smooth, margin 

 even. 



Flesh. — Soft, streaked with red and turning red 

 wherever bruised. 



Gills. — Very broad, reaching to the stem with a 

 slight decurrent tooth; thin, crowded, soft, whitish 

 streaked with red. Spores. — Elliptical white. 



Stem. — 4-5 inches long, and up to one inch thick; 

 base solid, somewhat bulbous; upper part stufl'ed, 

 streaked with red. 



Ring. — On upper part of the stem (superior), 

 large, soft, white. 



Volva. — Rather indistinct, apearing in reddish 

 scales at the base of the stem. 



Odor. — Scarcely any. Taste. — Mild, agreeable. 



Habitat. — Pine woods, also pastures; generally 

 growing singly, but in large patches; frequent 

 from July to September. Very common in New 

 England. 



Edible. — Very delicious. 



AMANITA Caesaria (Scop.) "King-like." 



"Orange Amanita." 

 Cap. — 3-8 inches broad, brilliant red in centre, 

 yellow toward edge in mature plants; young speci- 

 mens generally red to margin; hemispherical, then 



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