50 Guide to the Mushrooms 



flat, smooth, shiny; generally dry; margin very 

 striate. 



Flesh. — Delicate yellow. 



Gills. — Free, yellow, 



SpoJ'es. — Elliptical, white. 



Stem. — 4-6 inches long, base up to 3-4- inch thick, 

 tapering upward; stuffed, yellowish. 



Riug. — On upper part of stem (superior), large 

 white, sometimes tinged with yellow. 



Volva. — Very distinct, large, shining, white. 



Or/or.— Mild. 



Taste. — Agreeable, mild. 



Habitat. — Open woods, generally growing sing- 

 ly, not frequent, from July-September. Found in 

 all sections of United States but not common. 



Edible. — One of the most highly prized. Care 

 should be taken, however not to confuse this with 

 A. muscaria or A. Frostiana which are jDoisonous. 

 The two latter closely resemble A. Caesaria in the 

 yellow tinge of the stem and gills; the differences 

 are, — A. muscaria and A. Frostiana have wart-like 

 patches on the cap, a smaller ring which breaks 

 up as the mushroom matures and the volva is nev- 

 er distinct and is of a yellowish tinge of color. 



AMANITA crenulata. (Pk.) 



Cap. — 1-4 inches broad, ovate, then convex, at 

 lengtli plane with slight depression in center; thin 

 skin, slightly viscid at first with patches of volva 



