White-spored Series 
Amanitopsis parcivolvata (Sze Frontispiece) 
Cap or Pileus—Convex, then expanded ; smooth, free from warts. 
Colour brilliant orange red over 
the whole cap; not yellow on 
the margin, not fading with ( 
age. Uniform in colour in 
young and old_ specimens. 
Margin with striations deep and long. 
Gills or Lamelle—Lemon yellow, free from 
stem, and rounded at the outer extremity. 
Stem—Slightly tapering toward the cap; hol- 
low. Clear lemon yellow, covered with 
meal-like particles. 
Ring or Veil—None in old or young specimens. 
Volva—Present; not large and loose. White; 
clinging closely to the stem in the form 
of scales. 
Spores—W hite. 
flesh—Unpleasant raw odour. White, stained 
with orange red immediately under the 
skin. 
Habitat—Mixed woods. New Jersey, North 
Carolina. 
Time—July. 
The caps of the specimens found Section of A. 
in North Carolina varied in colour from  Parcivolvata (reduced) 
almost white to white with a red centre, and from orange or 
shades of orange to brilliant red. 
GENUS MYCENA 
The members of this genus have white spores ; no volva nor 
annulus ; lamelle thin, with acute edges ; gills with a little bay 
cut out near the stem, sinuate, and the stem with a cartilaginous 
rind. Cap membranous and striate on the margin—that is, with 
depressed parallel lines. 
Mycena hzematopoda (See Ptare Facine Pace 93) 
Cap or Pileus—Bell-shaped ; reddish brown, deeper shade on 
margin. : 
Gills or Lamelle—Paler tint of colour of cap ; adnate. 
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