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The stem is stuffed, ring descending, fugacious. Peck's 44th Report. 



This species differs from Amanita caesarea in having an even margin and a 

 white stem. It is only a form of the caesarea. The white stem will attract the 

 attention of the collector. 



Amanita solitaria. Bull. 

 The Solitary Amanita. 



Solitary, growing alone. I have found this plant in various parts of the 

 state and I have always found them growing alone. In Poke Hollow, where I 

 found the specimens in the illustrations, I found several on the hillside on 

 different occasions, but 

 I have never found them 

 growing in groups. It is 

 quite large in size, white 

 or whitish, very woolly 

 or floccose. Usually the 

 cap, stem, and the gills 

 are covered with a floc- 

 cose substance which will 

 serve to identify the 

 species. This fluffy ex- 

 terior adheres readily to 

 your hands or clothing. 

 The cap is sometimes 

 tinged with brown, but 

 the flesh is white and 

 smells quite strong, not 

 unlike chloride of lime. 

 The annulus is frequent- 

 ly torn from the stem 

 and is found adhering to 

 the margin of the cap. 



The pileus is from 

 three to five inches broad, 

 or more, when fully ex- 

 panded, at first globose 

 to hemispherical, as will 

 be seen in Figures 17 and 



18, convex, or plane, warty, white or whitish, the pointed scales being easily rubbed 

 off, or washed off by heavy rains, these scales varying in size from small granules 

 to quite large conical flakes, and differing in condition and color in different plants. 



The gills are free, or are not attached by the upper part, the edges are 

 frequently floccose where they are torn from the slight connection with the 



Figure 18. 



-Amanita solitaria. Two-thirds natural size, showing 

 scaly cap and stem. 



