DESCRIPTIONS OF FUNGI. 109 



White. 



rior, reflexed, slightly striate, swollen, white. 

 Volva more or less buried in the ground, burst- 

 ing open in a torn manner at the apex, with a 

 loose border. Gills free, ventricose, 4 lines 

 broad, shining white. This species, as well as 

 A. virosa, has a fetid odor when kept. We 

 found it oftener than any other species of 

 Amanita. 



AMANITA ]nTIDA = tosliine. 

 The Shining Amanita. 



Cap whitish, 3 to 4 inches broad, somewhat 

 compact, at first hemispherical, covered with 

 angular, adhering warts, which become a dark 

 color (fuscous.) It is dry, shining, the margin 

 eyen ; flesh white. Stem 3 inches long, 1 inch 

 thick, solid, firm, with a bulb-shaped base, scaly, 

 white. Ring superior, thin, torn, slightly 

 striate, covered with soft weak hairs beneath, 

 which at length disappear. Gills free, crowded, 

 wide, nearly j4 inch broad, ventricose, shining 

 white. This was also found in August. There 

 is nothing more beautiful than these white 

 poisonous Amanitas. 



