90 MUSHROOMS. 



Yellow or Orange. 



Stem white, sometimes yellowish, 2 inches 

 long, torn into scales, at first stufied, then hol- 

 low ; the attached base of the volva forms an 

 oval-shaped bulb, which is bordered with con- 

 centric scales, that is, haying a common centre, 

 as a series of rings one within the other. 

 Ring very soft, torn, even, inserted at the 

 apex of the stem, which is often dilated. GiUs 

 fi:'ee but reaching the stem, decurrent, in the 

 form of lines, crowded, broader in front, white, 

 rarely becoming yellow. It grows in woods 

 fi'om July to iNTovember. This mushroom is 

 easily identified by its orange-colored cap, cov- 

 ered with white warts and pure white stem and 

 gills. We found several specimens in the 

 woods, all of a most beautiful striking color. 

 (Poisonous.) 



AMANITA FEOSTIANA. 

 Frost's Amanita. 



Cap a bright yellow, almost orange color, 

 1^ inch broad, convex or expanded, covered 

 with warts, but sometimes nearly smooth, the 

 margin marked with lines (striate.) Gills 

 white or tinged with yellow, free from the stem. 

 Stem 2 to 3 inches long, white or yellowish, 

 stufied, slender, bearing a slight evanescent 



