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ovate-bulbous and concentrically scaly at the base, stuffed, 

 farinaceous, white, rarely yellow. 



Height 6-8', breadth of pileus 3-5'. 



Common in open woods and in pastures. August- October. 



A beautiful but very variable species. Reputed poison- 

 ous, and said to possess intoxicating proi^erties. The color 

 of the pileus varies from orange to white, being commonly 

 yellow, and becoming paler with age. Two varieties are 

 worthy of mention ; one, var. minoi\ with the pileus bright 

 orange, l'-2' broad, lamellae tinged with yellow, stipe yellow 

 and not scaly at the base, occurring in woods from June to 

 October ; the other, var. major, very large, nearly one foot 

 high, with the pileus 8'-10' in diameter, and with the thick 

 bulb above the surface of the ground, its upper part being 

 often split into thick appressed truncate rays. I have met 

 with this variety but once. Catskill Mountains. October. 



3. Agaeicus vernus Bull. 



Pileus at first ovate and slightly viscid, then expanded, 

 smooth, with the margin even ; lamellae free ; stipe stuffed, 

 annulate, bulbous, smooth ; volva sheathing, appressed. 



Height 3'- 6', breadth of pileus 2'- 3'. 



Found in woods and open places. July. Sag Harbor 

 and Sandlake. 



It has a strong odor and is white throughout. The stem 

 is sometimes lacerated. 



4. Agaricus Phalloides Fr . 



Pileus at first campanulate, and when moist slightly viscid, 

 then expanded with the margin even, smooth, or innately 

 fibrillose ; lamellae white, free ; stipe stuffed, annulate, whitish 

 or pallid, bulbous, the bulb large, flattened above, and nar- 

 rowly margined with the remains of the volva. 



Height 4'- 6', breadth of pileus 2'-4'. 



In woods. North Elba, West Albany, and Catskill Moun- 

 tains. August-October. 



Pileus white, brown or blackish -brown. I have seen no 

 specimens with a greenish pileus, though such are not rare 

 in Europe. White specimens are easily confounded with 

 the preceding,' if the character of the volva and bulb is not 

 noticed. Fragments of the veil may be found on the young 

 pileus. 



5. Agaricus vagiin-atus Bull. 



Pileus thin, sulcate- striate on the margin, at first ovate 

 campanulate, then expanded, smooth ; lamellse white, free, 

 rather broad and rounded at the outer extremity ; stipe 

 whitish, slightly tapering upward, minutely squamulose or 



