90 OUTLINES OF BRITISH FUNGOLOGY. 



3. A. (Amanita) muscarius, L. ; pileus convex, at length 

 expanded, clothed with scattered warts, the remains of the 

 adnate volva; flesh hencath the viscid cuticle yellow ; margin 

 striate ; stem l)ull)ous, scaly at the tuberous base, stuflcd with 

 cottony threads ; gills reaching the stem and forming decur- 

 rent lines upon it. — Grev. t. 54; Huss. \. t. 1. 



In woods, especially of bircii. Mostly of a bright scarlet, 

 but sometimes umber, etc. Warts white or yellow. Poisonous. 



4. A. (Amanita) pantherinus, DC. ; pileus convex, then 

 expanded, margin striate ; flesh white beneath the viscid cu- 

 ticle ; stem nearly smooth, furnished at the base with a volva 

 the extreme entire obtuse margin of which alone is free. — 

 Kromb. i. 29. f. 10-13. 



In woods or in pastures, near trees. Supposed to be poi- 

 sonous. Brownish, not red or reddish-brown like the last. 



5. A. (Amanita) strobiliformis, Fi'. ; pileus convex, then 

 expanded, studded with persistent warts ; flesh compact, white ; 

 margin even ; stem bulbous, the base subterraneous, rough 

 with the remains of the volva ; ring torn ; gills rounded be- 

 hind and free. (Plate 3, fig. 2.) 



Borders of woods. Rare, attaining a large size. Esculent. 



6. A. (Amanita) Mappa, Batsch. ; pileus convex, at length 

 plane, without any separable cuticle ; margin nearly even ; flesh 

 white ; stem nearly smooth, bulbous below ; free edge of volva 

 acute and narrow; gills adnexed. — Vitt. /. 11. 



Under trees. Colour various. Habit like that of a small 

 A. PhaUoides ; edge of volva somewhat like that of A. pan- 

 therinus. Poisonous. 



7. A. (Amanita) rubeseens, P. ; pileus convex, then ex- 

 panded, at first clothed with scattered mealy warts; margin 

 striate ; whole plant becoming red when bruised ; ring entire ; 

 stem attenuated upwards, squamulose ; gills reaching the stem 



