. A manual of poisonous plants, chiefly of eastern North America, with brief notes on economic and medicinal plants, and numerous illustrations. Poisonous plants. 236 MANUAL OF POISONOUS PLANTS the volva is ruptured; stipe fleshy; volva and annulus present. In some species the remains of the ruptured volva persist, forming a kind of cup or sheath. In others they occur in the form of small scales or warts on the Fig. 71. Fly Aga^ic or Fly Amanita (Amanita muscaria). view of cap with scales. From U. S. Dept. of Agrl. a. Mature plant, b. Top Amanita muscaria. L. Fly amanita. Fly agaric Pile
. A manual of poisonous plants, chiefly of eastern North America, with brief notes on economic and medicinal plants, and numerous illustrations. Poisonous plants. 236 MANUAL OF POISONOUS PLANTS the volva is ruptured; stipe fleshy; volva and annulus present. In some species the remains of the ruptured volva persist, forming a kind of cup or sheath. In others they occur in the form of small scales or warts on the Fig. 71. Fly Aga^ic or Fly Amanita (Amanita muscaria). view of cap with scales. From U. S. Dept. of Agrl. a. Mature plant, b. Top Amanita muscaria. L. Fly amanita. Fly agaric Pileus nearly flat at maturity, vyarty, slightly striate on the margins, yellow to orange red, cap 3-8 inches broad; gills white or nearly so; stem 4-6 inches long, J4 inchj in thickness, cylindrical, hollow, bulbous thickened at the base, which is more or less scaly from the fragments of the ruptured volva; spore broadly elliptical, white. Dr. Farlow gives the following excellent description of this fungus: The fly agaric (Amanita muscaria)^ so called because decoctions of it are used for killing flies, is in most places, at least in the northern and eastern parts of the country, a common species—often a good deal more abundant than the common mushroom. It is found during the summer along roadsides, on the borders of fields, and especially in groves of coniferous trees. It prefers a poor soil, of gravelly or sandy character, and occurs only exceptionally in the grassy pastures preferred by the common mushroom. It grows singly and not in groups, and attains a large size, being one of the most striking toadstools. It. 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 Pammel, L. H. (Louis Hermann), 1862-1931. Cedar Rapids, Ia. , The Torch Press
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