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other agaric, with a large, bag-like volva (Fig. 1), deeply buried in 

 the soil, and of somewhat thinner texture. It was very similar to 

 A. volvata in its general characteristics, but was almost three times 

 as large as any specimens of that species which had appeared up to 

 date. The white pileus was covered with brownish scales, while the 

 margin was fringed with large loose flakes, similar to the covering 



Figure 1 (See Text) 



of the six-inch stipe, which left a mealy deposit on the hands when 

 touched. Specimens of A. volvata showed a striate margin with no 

 indication of this fringe. Kaufifman's description^ of Amanita Pecki- 

 ana also fits this fungus in many particulars, but it will be necessary 

 to wait for its reappearance next year before a decision can be 

 reached. The specimen was not kept after photographing. 



Laccaria amethystina reappears each year in the grass between 

 the oak and the dogwood tree, whereas the Amanitopsis species tend 

 to appear on nearby patches of bare soil. However, in 1940 another 

 Laccaria, L. ochro purpurea appeared on the bare soil, in the form 

 of a few depauperate specimens, but in September 1941, at least ten 



^ Kauffman, C. H. The Agaricaceae of Michigan. Mich. Geol. & Biol. Surv. 

 Pub. 26, Biol. Ser. 5. vols. 1 & 2; 1918. 



