. The mushroom book. A popular guide to the identification and study of our commoner Fungi, with special emphasis on the edible varieties. Mushrooms; Cookery (Mushrooms); cbk. Fungi with Gills The Sheathed Amanitopsis (Edible) Amanitopsis vaginata Cap or Pileus—Variable in colour, ranging from white to reddish brown. Thin, fragile, smooth; or, when young, with a few fragments of the wrapper adhering to its surface. Margin distinctly and deeply striated. 2-4 inches broad. Stem or Stipe—Hol- low or stuffed; smooth, or sprinkled with minute mealy particles orwoolly scales. Not bul- bous at the ba
. The mushroom book. A popular guide to the identification and study of our commoner Fungi, with special emphasis on the edible varieties. Mushrooms; Cookery (Mushrooms); cbk. Fungi with Gills The Sheathed Amanitopsis (Edible) Amanitopsis vaginata Cap or Pileus—Variable in colour, ranging from white to reddish brown. Thin, fragile, smooth; or, when young, with a few fragments of the wrapper adhering to its surface. Margin distinctly and deeply striated. 2-4 inches broad. Stem or Stipe—Hol- low or stuffed; smooth, or sprinkled with minute mealy particles orwoolly scales. Not bul- bous at the base. 3-5 inches long. Spores—White. Ring or Annulus — None. Wrapper or Volva— Soft, flabby, white, adhering slightly to the base. Gills or Lamella—Free from the stem. White or whitish, close, irregular. Flesh—SN\\.\\t, or s ometimes stained under the easily separating skin. Time — June to Oc- tober. JIabitat—In woods or open places, in damp vegetable mould, widely distributed. Specimen pictured was found growing in mountains of New Jersey. A. vaginata, var. alha, has the whole plant white. A. vaginata, var. fulva, has the cap tawny yellow. A. vaginata, var. livida, has the cap leaden brown, and gills and stem tinged with smoky brown. Vag-In-a'-ta Ffllv'-a Llv'-I-di 54. Section of A. vaginata. 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 Marshall, Nina L. (Nina Lovering). New York, Doubleday, Page & Co.
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