APK. 1911.] J^AWAMUMA. —ON A POISONOUS FUNGUS. II5 



VI. Explanation of Plate III. 



(All figures in this plate are natural size.) 



Fig. 1. 



An old specimen, in which the pileus is funnel-shaped ; being 

 somewhat dry, the concentric zones are faint and the milky 

 juice does not exude as rapidly as in younger plants. 



Fig. 2. 

 View of under side of the foregoing, gills plainly seen. 



Fig. 3. 



A small, young specimen, in which the pileus is round, but 

 umbilicate, and the concentric zones on the pileus are well 

 defined. 



Fig. 4. 



Side view of a specimen which has been cut longitudinally 

 through the stem, showing the inner structure of the stem and 

 the relations between stem, gill and flesh. 



