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sides which is so distinct that both Peck and Bresadola declare it 
a distinct species, Careful observations have lead to the conclu- 
sion that it is however merely a very distinct variety. I have fig- 
ured it as A. spreta parva n. var. It may be readily known by 
its small size. Pileus .5 to 1 inch broad, thin and membranous, 
soon plane or depressed, deeply sulcate striate on the margin. 
Stipe slender white with a distant, almost median annulus. 
Spores as in the type. 
Amanita phalloides Fr. 
Pileus 2-5 inches broad, omooth or with a few fragments of the 
volva, white, yellow, or oliveaceous, often darker on the disk, 
margin even; gills white, free; stipe white, smooth, bulbous at 
the base, which is surrounded by the globose, free, membranous 
volva. Spores globose 9-10 me. 
Common and variable in color. The most common form is 
pure white and so distinct that it has been separated under the 
name A. verna. This may be found in our woods in profusion. 
It may at once be recognized by its pure white pileus, and the glo- 
bose base of the stipe surrounded by the loose volva. This is the 
deadly Amanita. It should be remembered that in spite of its 
attractive appearance it is the most dangerous of our Agarics. 
Amanita porphyria A. and S. 
Pileus 2-4 inches broad, brownish gray often with a tint of pur- 
ple, even or slightly striate on the margin, smooth; gills white, 
slightly adnexed. Stipe stuffed, then hollow, bulbous at the base; 
volva free; annulus persistent, becoming sooty black. Spores glo- 
bose, 10-12 me. 
This species has not as yet been detected at Asheville, but is 
inserted in the conviciion that it will eventually be found here. 
It has been found by the author in Maine agreeing in every par- 
ticular with specimens found in Sweden. The peculiar annulus 
should distinguish it. It collapses upon the stipe and forms a 
sooty ring which is characteristic. 
Amanita cothurnata Atkinson. 
Pileus 2-4 inches broad, white, viscid when moist, covered with 
