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and lower part of the stem. In the European plant these scales are 
said to be imbricating. I have not found this formein our State, but it 
occurs farther south. In the other, the bulb and lower part of the 
stem are covered with white mealy or granular particles. This form 
oceurs on Long Island. The annulus also and the upper part of the 
stem, when young, are covered with floccose or mealy particles. The 
former is soon lacerated and a part of it frequently adheres to the mar- 
gin of the pileus and the edge of the lamella. Sometimes there is 
very little of it left to form a ring on the stem, This lacerated an- 
nulus and the peculiar deeply-rooting bulb are marked and distin- 
guishing features in this species. A. echinocephalus, Vitt., is appar- 
ently a closely-related species, but is characterized as having a shining 
pileus with pyramidal acute seceding warts and a distant persistent 
annulus. The lamelle are also said to become green. A, albellus, 
Scop., and Aminata pellita, Secr., are regarded by Fries as synonyms. 
Authors are divided in their estimate of the qualities of this fungus, 
one saying that it is very poisonous, another, that it is scarcely edible, 
and another, that its flesh is white and of an excellent flavor. In any 
case it is too scarce with us to be of much value, 
Agaricus strobiliformis, Vité. Fir-cone Agaric. Pileus convex or 
nearly plane, rough with angular supersistent warts, white or cinereous, 
sometimes yellow on the disk, the margin even and extending a little 
beyond the lamella ; lamelle free, rounded behind, not reaching. the 
stem, equal or slightly tapering upward, solid, floccose-scaly, white, 
bulbous, the bulb very large, margined above and furnished with one or 
two concentric furrows, somewhat pointed below, floccose mealy when 
young; spores elliptical, .0005 in. to .0006 in. long, ,0003 in, to 
.0004 in. broad. 
Plant 6 in. to 10 in. high, pileus 6 in. to 10in. broad, stem 8 lines 
to 15 lines thick, Autumn, 
This Agaric, which usually attains a very large size, is quite 
rare with us. It is generally of a white or whitish color, 
but sometimes yellowish on the disk, and it has the pileus rather 
thickly studded with firm angular mostly persistent warts which 
are often flattened at the top in sucha way as to resemble some- 
what the scales of a pine cone, whence the specific name. ‘They 
are generally whitish though sometimes tinged with brown. In 
some instances they fall away and leave the pileus nearly smooth. 
The annulus is large, and as in the preceding species is often torn or 
lacerated. The bulb at the base of the stem is one of the peculiar 
and distinguishing features of the species. It is very large, some- 
times attaining a diameter of two and a half inches, and at the upper 
part a slight furrow intervenes between its narrow margin and the 
stem, as if produced by the impressed margin of the young pileus. 
Sometimes a second furrow surrounds the bulb a little below this, and 
below the second furrow the thick exterior coat of the bulb is split 
longitudinally in several places, thus: giving it a lobed appearance. 
The larger part of the bulb often appears above the surface of the 
ground, but it is somewhat pointed or conical below and thus slightly 
penetrates the earth, but it has not the long distinct tap root that so 
strongly characterizes the preceding species. All traces of the yolva 
soon disappear from the bulb. ‘The plant formerly referred to A. 
MUSCUTIUS as Variety major is to be referred to this species. The solid 
