TLATE IV 



FLY MUSHROOM 



Agaricus (Amanita) musearius 



Pileus: Diameter three to six inches, quite flat at maturity; 



color brilliant yellow, orange, or scarlet, becoming pale 



with age, dotted with adhesive white, at length pale 



brownish warts, the remnants of the volva. 

 Gills: Pure white, very symmetrical, various in length, the 



shorter ones terminating under the cap with an almost 



vertical abruptness. 

 Spores : Pure white. A spore-print of this species is shown 



in Plate 37. 

 Stem : White, yellowish with age, becoming shaggy, at length 



scaly, the scales below appearing to merge into the form 



of an obscure cup. 

 Volva : Often obscure, indicated by a mere ragged line of 



loose outward curved shaggy scales around a bulbous 



base. 

 Flesh: White. 

 Habitat: Woods and their borders, especially favoring pine 



and hemlock. 

 Season : Summer and autumn. 



