6 . A g a z icu s (Amanita) panthezinus. D.C. Fr. Eym. Eur. 21.
PaniAe?’i'?!«s=spotted like a panther.
Pileus convex, then expanded, margin striate, flesh under the
viscid pel!ide ivhite ; stem stuffed, then hollow, nearly smooth;
volva at the base ocreate, with the margin entire, obtuse, and free ;
gills attenuated, free.— Cooke Illus. t. 6.
In woods or pastures near trees.
Brownish. Pilens, 4 in. brown. Stem 5 in. high, half an inch thick.
7 . Ag azicus (Amanita) e x c e lsu s . Fr. Eym. Eur. 21.
Excelsus=h}g\i.
Pileus convex, then plane, a t first innato-fibrillose, clothed with
ii regular, mealy, evanescent warts ; margin nearly even ; flesh
white ; stem stuffed, cylindrical, scaly below, bulbous, immarginate ;
volva evanescent; gills ventricose, free, rounded behind.— Cooke
Illus. t. 7. Be rk . Outl. pi. 3 , f . 8.
In woods. Taste pleasant.
Colour brownish, or greenish grey. Pileus 4 in. broad. Stem 6 in. or
more high, 1 in. thick.
8 . Ag azicu s (Amanita) stzoh ilifo zm is. Er. Eym. Eur. 21.
5iroAh7zybraiw=shaped like a pine-cone, o-rpo/3iA.os.
Pileus convex, then expanded, with persistent warts ; margin
even; flesh compact, white ; stem solid, floccoso-squamose, bulbous
base subterraneous, with acute marginute concentric channels;
ring torn ; gills rounded behind, and free.— Cooke Illus. t. 8, 277.
Berk. Outl. t. 3 , / . 2.
Borders of woods. Rare. Esculent.
Pilens when expanded, 8-9in. across, white, cinereous, &c. Stem 6-7in.
high, 1^ in thick.
d. Volva entirely friable.
9 . Ag a z icu s (Am an ita ) zu b e sc en s. Pers. Fr. Eym. Eur. 23.
Mubescens=hecoxmag red.
Pileus convex, then expanded; warts unequal, mealy, scattered ;
flesh becoming reddish; stem stuffed, attenuated upwards, squamu-
lose ; ring e n tire ; gills attenuated, reaching the stem and forming
decurrent lines upon i t ; volva obliterated.— Cooke Illus. t. 9.
Trans. Woolh. Club (1868). IIuss. i. t. 23. Curt. FI. Land. t.
312, partly. Badh. i. t. 12, f . 1, ii. t, 11, f. 3-5.
In woods. Common. Esculent.
10. A g a z icu s (A.manita) sp is su s . Er. Eym. Eur. 23.
Spissus=croyfded ; of the indefinite warts.
Pileus convex, then plane, rough with minute adnate mealy
warts ; margin smooth ; flesh firm, ivhite, unchangeable; stem
stuffed, firm, attenuated upwards, squamnlose; ring en tire ; gills
adnexed, with decurreiit lines on the stem.— Cooke Illus. t. 69.
In woods.
Pilens 3 in. broad, amber with a greyish tinge. Stem 3 in. high, 1 in. being
buried in the ground.
11. Ag a z icu s (Amanita) n itid u s . Fr. Eym. Eur. 2,1.
Nit'id u s=\irig \\i, beautiful.
Pileus convex, then plane, firm, spotted with hard, angular,
thick, darker w a rts; margin quite smooth ; flesh white ; stem
stuffed, conically attenuated, squamnlose; ring torn, fugacious;
gills white.— Cooke Illus. t. 70. F r. Icon. t. 1 2 ,/. 1.
In shady woods.
Ag azicus (Aman ita ) aspez.12. Fr. Eym. Eur. 24.
Hs;)i;-=rough.
_ Pileus convex, then plane ; warts minute, crowded, nearly persistent
; margin even ; flesh compact, brownish beneath the cuticle ;
stem stuffed, then hollow, attenuated ; ring entire, distant ; gills
rounded behind, free.— Cooke Illus. t. 10.
In woods. Ju n e—Oct.
Pilens 2-3 inches broad, reddish, with various tints of livid and grey.
Stem 2-3 inches high, sometimes I J inch thick at the base, often less!
Odour strong, taste not unpleasant.
e. Volva floccose, wholly evanescent, stem not bulbous.
13. Ag a z icu s (Amanita) maguificu s. Er. Ilym. Eur.25.
Magnif'icus==s,p\e,ïidid.
Pileus convex, then flattened, thin, nearly naked, becoming
reddish ; margin striate, flesh turning reddish ; stem a t first with
a pith, then hollow, nearly equal, squamulose ; ring falling away;
volva obliterated; gills attenuate-decurrent.— Cooke Illus. t 34
FI. Dan. t. 2146, t. 2148, /. 1.
Under beech trees.
1 4 . Ag azicu s (Amanita) m e g a lod a c ty lu s. Berk Fr. Eym.
Eur. 25.
IIegalodac'tylus=lavge-ÎLngQi-ed, from ¡xiyas -p ScÎktvXoî ; from
its tall stem.
Strong scented. Pileus soft, convex, smooth, reddish-grey ;
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