CLASSIFICATION ^7 



** Cap clear yellow or orange. 



A. aureola. — Cap 3-4 in. across, globose, then plane, viscid, 

 orange or golden ; gills free, white ; stem 4-5 in. long, with a 

 marginate bulb, floccosely squamulose, white ; ring large. 



In woods. 



A. citrina. — Cap 3-5 in. across, convex, obtuse, bright yellow 

 with white patches ; gills broad, white, free ; stem 4-5 in. long, 

 stout, white ; ring large, volva imperfect. 



In woods. 



*** Cap whitish or greyish. 



A. nitida. — Cap about 4 in. across, whitish, with adherent, 

 brownish, angular warts or patches ; gills crowded, broad, clear 

 white ; stem about 3 in. long, stout, conically narrowed upwards, 

 bulbous, squamulose, white ; ring thin, torn, disappearing. 



Readily known by the whitish cap with large, hard, thick, angular 

 warts. 



In shady woods. 



.4. soliiaria. — Cap 3-5 in. across, whitish or with a rufous tinge, 

 with small floccose warts that are easily rubbed off ; gills white ; 

 stem 3-4 in. long, bulb rooting, marginate, scaly below, coloured 

 like the cap ; ring torn. 



Known by the scaly stem and rooting bulb. 



In damp, shady places on the ground. 



A. strobilijormis (PI. Ill, fig. i). — Cap 5-8 in. across, white, 

 greyish or yellowish brown, with large angular, pyramidal warts, 

 closely adnate and persistent ; gills broad, whitish ; stem 5-7 in. 

 long, stout, the bulb with 1-2 concentric, marginate rings, whitish, 

 floccosely scaly ; ring large, torn. 



Our largest species of Amanita, known by the large, hard, pyra- 

 midal warts. 



Borders of woods, etc. Rare. 



A. echinocephala. — White. Cap 3-4 in. across, soon plane, brist- 

 ling with acute, p^Tamidal warts that fall away ; gills adnexed ; 

 stem scaly, bulbous, rooting ; ring torn. 



In woods, etc. 



Amanitopsis 



Cap regular ; gills free ; stem central, with a ^•olva ; ring absent. 



Intermediate between Amanita and Lepiota, differing from both 

 in the absence of a ring on the stem. 



A. vaginata (PI. II; fig. 3). — Cap 2-5 in. across, soon plane, edge 

 coarsely striate, grey or dull lead-colour ; gills pallid ; stem 4-6 

 in. long, slightly narrowed upwards, minutely squamulose, pallid, 

 volva loosely sheathing the base of the stem, fragile. 



The volva is apt to be overlooked if the fungus is pulled uji by 

 the stem. 



Among grass in woods, etc. Edible. 



