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Amanita verna Fr. 



Vernal Amanita. 



Fig. 4 



" 5 

 " 6 

 " 7 



A young plant just emerging from its wrapper. 

 An immature plant with the cap slightly expanded. 

 A mature plant with the cap fully expanded. 

 Four spores, x 400. 



PLATE 42. 



Amanita muscaria L. 



Fly Amanita. 



Fig. 1 A young plant just breaking from its wrapper. 

 " 2 A plant with its red cap partly expanded. 



" 3 A mature plant with its cap fully expanded and faded to yellow on 



the striated margin. 

 " 4 Vertical section of a part of the cap and upper part of the stem of 



a mature plant. 

 " 5 Four spores, x 400. 



Fig. 1 A young plant. 

 "2 A young plant showing the color of the young tubes. 

 " 3 and 4 Mature plants with stems of different shapes. 

 " 5 A mature plant with the stem reticulated to the base. 

 ' ' 6 Vertical s< ction of the cap and upper part of the stem of a mature 

 plant. 



" 7 Four spores, x 400. 



Fig. 6 



Variety Formosa Fr. 

 A plant with its yellow cap partly expanded. 



PLATE 43. 



Boletus felleus Bull. 



Bitter Boletus. 



