KEPOBT OF THE STATE BOTANIST 227 



PLATE 15. 



Amanita c^saeea .Scop. 

 Orange Amanita. 

 Figs. 1 and 2 Two young plants just emerged from tlie wrapper. 

 3 and 4 Immature plants with the caps partly expanded. 

 " 5 A mature plant with the cap fully expanded and its margin faded to 



a yellow color. 

 " 6 Vertical section of a cap and the upper part of its stem showing the 



color of the flesh and gills and the cavity in the stem. 

 ' ' 7 Four spores, X 400. 



PLATE 16. 

 Amanita eubescens Fr. 



Reddish Amanita. 

 Fig. 1 A young plant. 

 " 3 A plant with the cap partly expanded. 

 ' ' 3 A plant with the cap fully expanded and with reddish stains on the 



gills indicating places where they have been bruised or wounded. 

 ' ' 4 Vertical section of a cap and the upper ijart of its stem. 

 ' 5 A plant from whose cap the warts have disappeared. 

 ' 6 A plant from whose cap the warts have mostly disappeared and on 

 the margin of which are slight striations. 

 ' 7 Vertical section through the center of a plant. 

 8 Four spores, X 400. 



PLATE 17. 



Amanitopsis vaginata Roze. 



Sheathed Amanitopsis. 



Variety fulva (Slia-ff.) 

 Fig. 1 A young plant. 

 ' ' 2 and 3 Plants with the cap partly expanded, one having an umbo on 



the cap and the tawny tint to the wrapper. 

 ' ' 4 A plant with the cap fully expanded and darker colored in the 

 center. 



Variety livida {Pers.) 



' ' 5 A young plant with two fragments of the wrapper adhering to the 



cap. 

 " 6 A plant with the cap partly expanded. 

 " 7 A plant with an umbonate cap fully expanded. 

 ' ' 8 Vertical section of a cap and the upper part of its stem. 

 ' ' 9 Four spores, X 400. 



PLATE 18. 

 Lepiota procera Scop. 

 Parasol Mushroom. Tall Lepiota. 

 Fig. 1 A young plant. 

 ' ' 2 A mature plant. 



' 3 A smaller mature plant with unspotted stem. 

 ' ' 4 Vertical section of a cap and the upper part of its stem. 

 ' ' 5 Four spores, X 400. 



