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Agaricus (Amanita) nitida, Fries, Epicr., p. 8 ; Cke., Hdbk., 

 p. 9 ; Cke., Illustr., t. 70. 



In shady woods. 



Eeadily known by the whitish pileus bearing large, hard, 

 thick, angular warts. 



Amongst several specimens, some exactly agree with the 

 definition of Fries in the thick indurated angular warts, 

 while others approach so near to A. mappa that it is difficult 

 to distinguish them. (B. & Br.) 



Amanita aspera. Fr. 



Pileus 2-3 in. across, flesh rather thick at the disc, whitish, 

 reddish or brownish under the cuticle ; convex then plane, 

 margin thin and even, rough with firmly adiiate, minute, 

 closely crowded, angular warts, reddish brown or livid 

 brownish, not pure white, unchangeable; gills free and 

 rounded behind, not striately decurrent, ventricose, white ; 

 stem stuffed, short at first, ovate, then elongating to 2-3 in., 

 attenuated upwards from a rugulose bulb, squamulose, white 

 without and within ; ring superior, entire ; spores 8 x 6 //,. 



Agaricus (Amanita) asper, Fries, Epicr., p. 9 ; Cke., Illustr., 

 pi. 10; Cke., Hdbk., p. 9. 



In woods, especially beech. 



Free margin of volva obsolete and pileus densely crowded 

 with innate, minute, sharp warts distinguish this species. 

 Pileus sometimes with an olive tinge, stem up to 4 in. long, 

 i in. thick. 



PiJeus 2-3 in. broad, at first convex, then expanded, 

 scarcely umbonate, reddish, with various tints of livid and 

 grey, clothed with small acute warts, margin not striate ; 

 flesh thick, permanent white, except immediately beneath 

 the e.pidermis. Gills white, broad in front, with sometimes a 

 little tooth behind running down the stem, at length more or 

 less imbricate. Stem 2-3 in. high, sometimes 1| in. thick at 

 the base, but often much less, bulbous, the bulb father rough, 

 striate above the ring, difiracto-squamulose, or silky below, 

 stuffed ; ring broad striato. Flesh of the stem when eaten 

 by maggots and bulb when old, red. The delicate surface 

 of the ring and stipes is brick-red when touched, or from 

 the pressure of the surrounding grass. Odour strong, taste 

 not unpleasant. (Berk.) 



