. The cultivated mushroom ... Mushroom culture. [from old catalog]. 88 TECHNfcAL STUDIES both ring and volva. This species causes the majority of the deaths due to eating poisonous forms. Amanita vema is probably only a fomi of this species; it is equally deadly. AMANITA SOLITARIA. SOLITARY AMANITA Cap large, 7-15 cm. wide, white or greyish, rarely brownish, the surface often covered with flaky granules or distinct scales which are easily rubbed off, sticking to the hands, hemispheric to plane; stem tall, 8-20 cm. by 8-12 mm., white, solid, bulbous, with a root-like extension, more or less sca
. The cultivated mushroom ... Mushroom culture. [from old catalog]. 88 TECHNfcAL STUDIES both ring and volva. This species causes the majority of the deaths due to eating poisonous forms. Amanita vema is probably only a fomi of this species; it is equally deadly. AMANITA SOLITARIA. SOLITARY AMANITA Cap large, 7-15 cm. wide, white or greyish, rarely brownish, the surface often covered with flaky granules or distinct scales which are easily rubbed off, sticking to the hands, hemispheric to plane; stem tall, 8-20 cm. by 8-12 mm., white, solid, bulbous, with a root-like extension, more or less scaly like the cap, ring torn, more or less appressed, volva scaly, disappearing; gills free or touching, white; spores elliptic, 10x7u. The name refers to its habit of grow- ing solitary, though this is not universal. Common in woodland and grassland from July to October; said to be edible, but it is dan- gerous on account of its re- semblance to poisonous Aman- itas and every one should avoid all risk by leaving it entirely alone. AMANITA CAESAREA. CAESAR's MUSHROOM Cap large, 7-20 cm. wide, reddish, orange or yellow, smooth but beautifully striate toward the margin, ovate to convex or expanded; stem 10-20 cm., tall, yellow or orange, somewhat scaly be- low the ring, hollow, scarcely enlarged below, ring yellow or orange, large, collar-like, hanging, volva white, large and sack-like; gills free, yellow; spores elhptic, 8-lOu. The name probably refers to the large size and the beauty of this plant. Rare in open woods; easily mistaken for the deadly fly mushroom and always to be avoided except by the FIGURE 3. AMANITA SOLITARIA Dangerous! AMANITA RUBESCENS. REDDEN- ING AMANITA Cap large, 8-12 cm. wide, dull reddish, becoming paler in age, the surface roughened with many cottony grayish scales, ovoid to convex, then expanded;. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearan
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