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ce. The whole volva friable, broken up into scales and warts. 
5. A. RUBESCENS, Pers._—Pileus convexo-expanded, strewn with un- 
equal mealy warts ; the flesh becoming reddish. Stipe stuffed, taper- 
ing upward, scaly ; the annulus superior, entire. Lamelle attenuate, 
reaching the stipe and decurrent in striz. Spores .0076.0058 mm. 
On hills and bluffs in woods. Pileus 3-5 in. in diameter, stipe 3-9 
in. long. The color of the pileus is dirty-reddish, pale flesh-color or 
alutaceous ; when fully grown the margin is often striate ; it is char- 
acterized by the reddish flesh. It is distinguished from all the other 
Amanitas here enumerated by the complete absence of the volva about 
the base of the stipe. It is commonly classed among the suspicious 
fungi, though by some said to be edible. 
B. Annulus absent. 
6. A. votvatus, Peck.— Pileus fleshy, convex, then expanded, 
sprinkled with small floccose scales, whitish, the disk pale brown ; the 
margin striate. Stipe equal or slightly tapering upward, stuffed, 
floccose-scaly, whitish ; the volva large, firm, loose. Lamellz close, 
free, white. Spores somewhat elliptic, .010.007 mm. 
In moist woods; quite abundant in spring and summer, Pileus 
2-4 in. broad, stipe 3-7 in. high, the volva 14-24 in. long, and 1 in. in 
diameter. My figures are much larger than Prof. Peck’s typical plant. 
This is a very elegant species, well marked by the absence of the an- 
nulus, and the presence of a large, thick, elongated volva. I find the 
upper part of the volva sitting like a cap on the disk of the pileus, or 
hinged on one side, and resting against the stipe, sometimes it has 
fallen off on to the ground ; commonly, the volva is only burst at the 
apex, and presents a free lobed margin. A dense mealiness invests 
the pileus and stipe. The native American species have scarcely as 
yet been tested in reference to their qualities as food ; such experi- 
ments should be instituted with great caution. I find only the Morel 
and the Common Mushroom eaten by people in the Miami Valley ; 
these two fungi are both delicious articles of diet. 
7. A. vaGinatus, Bull.—Pileus thin, campanulate then explanate; the 
margin membranaceous, pectinate-sulcate. Stipe hollow, tapering up- 
ward, fragile, floccose-scaly ; the volva sheathing, loose. Lamell 
free, white. Spores oval, .0096.0081 mm. 
In woods, common throughout the season from spring to autumn. 
Pileus 2-3 in. in diameter, stipe 4-6 in. in height, the volva 1-14 in. long. 
