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Ml SHROOMS, EDIBLE AND OTHERWISE 



moist, even, margin naked, 

 smooth. The gills are free. 



The stem is stuffed, with 

 advancing age hollow, equal, 

 floccose, white, ringed, base 

 bulbous, volva closely cm- 

 bracing the stem with its free 

 margin, ring forming a broad 

 collar, reflexed. The spores 

 are globose, 8/x broad. 



This species is very abund- 

 ant on the wooded hills in this 

 section of the state. Its pure 

 white color makes it an at- 

 tractive plant, and it should 

 be carefully learned. I have 

 found it before the middle of 

 June. 



Figure 17. Amanita solitaria. Two-thirds natural size, show- 

 ing the peculiar veil. 



Amanita magnwelaris. Pk. 



The Large Veiled Amanita. 

 Poisonous. 



.Magnivelaris is from mag- 

 nus, large; velum, a veil. 



The pileus is convex, often 

 nearly plane, with even mar- 

 gin, smooth, slightly viscid when moist, white or yellowish-white. 

 The gills are free, close, white. 



The stem is long, nearly equal, white, smooth, furnished with a large 

 membranaceous volva, the bulbous base tapering downward and rooting, The 

 spores are broadly ellipitcal. 



This species very closely resembles Amanita verna, from which it can be 

 distinguished by its large, persistent annulus, the elongated downward-tapering 

 bulb of its stem, and, especially, by its elliptical spores. 



It is found solitary and in the woods. I found several on Ralston's Run 

 under beech trees. Found from July to October. 



Amanita pellucidula. Ban. 



Pileus at first campanulate. then expanded, slightly viscid, fleshy in center, 

 attenuated at the margin ; color a smooth bright red, deeper at the top. shaded 

 into clear transparent yellow at the margin; glossy, flesh white, unchanging. 



The gills are ventricose, free, numerous, yellow. 



