=Agaricus (Amanita) muscarius=
=Pileus:= Diameter three to six inches, quite flat
at maturity; color brilliant yellow, orange, or
scarlet, becoming pale with age, dotted with
adhesive white, at length pale brownish warts, the
remnants of the volva.
=Gills:= Pure white, very symmetrical, various in
length, the shorter ones terminating under the cap
with an almost vertical abruptness.
=Spores:= Pure white. A spore-print of this species is
shown in Plate 37.
=Stem:= White, yellowish with age, becoming shaggy, at
length scaly, the scales below appearing to merge
into the form of an obscure cup.
=Volva:= Often obscure, indicated by a mere ragged
line of loose outward curved shaggy scales around a
bulbous base.
=Flesh:= White.
=Habitat:= Woods and their borders, especially
favoring pine and hemlock.
=Season:= Summer and autumn.
[Illustration: PLATE IV