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flat, irregular, white warts, striate or tuberculate striate on the 
margin; gills white, free, broadest at the margin; stipeslender, 
white, abruptly enlarged into a globose bulbous base. Volva 
adnate to the base of the stipe, upon which it forms a distinct 
sheath with a distinct margin. Spores elliptical, 8-10 me. 
Very abundant during the summer. We have used the 
American name, though with the conviction that this is only a 
form of A. pantherina. One of the decisive reasons for its separa- 
tion from A pantherina was that the spores are globose instead of 
elliptical. This is certainly not true of the fresh plant, though 
the spores in my dried specimens show a curious habit of becom- 
ing distended, and are filled with a large globule which takes the 
place of the 4 proper contents. The main difference is in the 
color which is a doubtful character. Typical A. panterina has 
a dark pileus upon which the white warts are very conspicuous. 
The curious sheath at the base of the stipe will at once character- 
ize this species. 
Amanita mappa Fr. 
Pileus 2.5 anches broad, yellow or pallid, dry, with flat white 
or yellow scales from the fragments of the volva, even on the mar- 
gin; gills white slightly adnexed; stipe stuffed then hollow, white, 
striate at the apex, with a globose marginate bulb. Spores glo- 
bose 8 me. 
Found in pine woods, rather rare. This is identical with the 
the plant which is found in Sweden. It is much like A. phalloi- 
des in some regards but has no free volva. The basal portion of 
the volva is adnate to the bulb and is cut squarely across forming 
a thick margin at the margin of the bulb. 
Amanita Rubescens Pers. 
Pileus 2 to 5 inches broad, brown, or red brown, varying to pale 
or yellow, even or slightly striate on the margin, thickly covered 
with irregular fragments of the veil, somewhat viscid when moist; 
gills white, rather narrow, tapering toward the stipe; stipe white, 
stuffed, becoming hollow, usually bulbous at the base. Flesh of 
plieus and stipe becoming red when wounded. Spores elliptical 
7-9 by 5-6 me. 
