BESCEIPTIONS OF FUNGI. 91 



Tdlmo or Orange. 



ring ; bulbous at the base, bulb slightly mar- 

 gined by the volva. We found several speci- 

 mens growing in mixed woods. It is smaller 

 than A. muscaria, more slender, with a beauti- 

 ful color. 



TRIOHOLOMA EQUESTRE =a knight. 

 The Canary Mushroom, so called from its color. 



Cap pale yellow, 3 to 5 inches broad, darker 

 at disc, tinged with a brick red hue, and yellow 

 near margm, convex, then plane, wavy, irregu- 

 lar ; flesh white, thick. Stem 1 to 2 inches 

 long, and J^ to ^ inch thick, generally white, 

 sometimes yellow, stout and solid. Gills 

 close, deeply notched near the stem, a beauti- 

 ful pale yellow color, scarcely adnexed, broad, 

 somewhat swollen in middle. It gmws in pine 

 woods and appears in the autumn. 



TRIOHOLOMA SULPHUREtJM = sulphur. 

 The Sulphury Tricholoma. 



Cap dingy sulphur yellow color, ^^ to 4 

 inches broad, at first round with a slight umbo, 

 at length depressed, rather silky, then smooth 

 and even. Stem 2 to 4 inches long, 3 to 4 

 lines thick, stuffed, somewhat equal but often 

 curved, rather smooth, striate, sulphur yellow, 



