length equal to or slightly exceeding the breadth of the pileus, and 

 is comparatively slenderer than in the common mushroom, but 

 nevertheless, rather stout. The substance is less firm than in the 

 common mushroom. 



(6) The pileus of the deadly agaric is thinner than that of the 

 common mushroom, and, from being rather bell-shaped when young, 

 becomes gradually flat-topped with the center a little raised. In 

 breadth it is intermediate between the two preceding species. The 

 stalk usually is longer than thebreadth of the pileus, and the habit 

 is slenderer than in the two preceding species.. All three species are 

 pleasant to the taste, which shows that one cannot infer that a species 

 is not poisonous because the taste is agreeable. The fly agaric has 

 scarcely any odor. The other two species have certain odors of 

 their own, but they cannot be described. 



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