. Nature study and life. Nature study. FLOWERLESS, PLANTS 451 Two or three amanitas are edible, notably A. rubescens and A. ccesaria, but the variations in size, color, and other characteristics that occur, as they grow under different conditions of soil and weather, are so great, and their resem- blance to the poisonous species so close, that we must pass them over to the specialists. A. rubescens is dingy red, and the flesh quickly turns red when broken. The gills are white, and there is scarcely any trace of a cup at the base of the stem, since nearly the whole of the volva is carried up an
. Nature study and life. Nature study. FLOWERLESS, PLANTS 451 Two or three amanitas are edible, notably A. rubescens and A. ccesaria, but the variations in size, color, and other characteristics that occur, as they grow under different conditions of soil and weather, are so great, and their resem- blance to the poisonous species so close, that we must pass them over to the specialists. A. rubescens is dingy red, and the flesh quickly turns red when broken. The gills are white, and there is scarcely any trace of a cup at the base of the stem, since nearly the whole of the volva is carried up and remains as warts scattered over the cap. A. ccesaria, the imperial agaric, cibus deorum, reddish or orange fading to yellow with age, is one of the most beautiful and " delicious " of mush- rooms. While its cap resembles some- what A. muscaria in color, it rarely has any flocks from the volva on it, and the gills are bright Fig. 185. Common Meadow Mushroom From Figs. 179 and 180 we see the general characteristics of this group of deadly plants. No one infallible rule or test can be given to distinguish an edible from a poisonous agaric; but the death cup or a scaly bulbous stem, the veil or annulus, and the white spores, taken together, indicate that a specimen belongs to the amanita family and must be avoided. These poisonous mushrooms are common in the woods but occur on open meadows or lawns. The common meadow mushroom, Agaricus campestris, the spe- cies raised for markets, has brown spores, flesh-colored to dark-brown gills, and, since it is not inclosed in a volva or sac in its early stages, it has no cup at base of stem or. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hodge, Clifton Fremont, 1859-. Boston and London, Ginn & Co.
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