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A LIST OF, AND NOTES ON, THE FUNGI FOUND IN THE 

 NEIGHBOURHOOD OF EXETER. 



BY MR. EDWARD PARFITT. 



(Continued from pa^e 279, vol. iv. 



Agarieus mastrucatus. This is a curious and very rare species. I met with 

 several growing together in a somewhat imhricated form, on an old post 

 supporting the roof of a shed, at R. Barns', Esq., Bellare, Dec. 16th, 1852. 



A. septiciis. This is also rare ; I have only met with two or three on the 

 trunks of elms, growing out between the cracks of the bark. It is also a 

 pretty and curious species. 



A. prunulus. Not uncommon in Stoke Wood, and pastures round Exeter. 

 Sept. 1853. 



A. rhodopolius. Rather abundant in rich pastures in this neighbourhood. 



A. mammosus. A few of this species occurred at Coaver, in May and Nov. 

 1853. 



A. leoninus. A magnificent variety of this Agaric occurred on a piece of elm 

 lying in the woodyard, at Coaver, Oct. 1851, with the pileus of a beautiful 

 carmine colour, covered with a thickish, transparent, wrinkled epidermis, or 

 rather skin, smooth in the centre, but wavy towards and on the margin, 

 where it is wrinkled into little waves, in a somewhat reticulated manner. 

 This epidermis, with care, can be easily taken off entire. Lamella, slightly 

 imbricated, rather stout face, stem very firm, rather tough, compressed 

 upwai-ds, rather paler than the pileus. This is, I think, the most beautiful 

 Agaric I ever saw ; the pencil cannot in any way do it justice. The colour 

 and transparency' of the epidermis fixes one to the spot; you cannot but 

 admire it. Unfortunately it is veiy rare ; I have never seen hut two. 



A. 2}hleboj)honis. Two or three of this species came up in some old tan, in 

 one of the pits in Messrs. Veitches' Nursery. Jan. 1853. 



A. cTialyheus. I met with three or four of this pretty little Agaric, on a 

 grassy part of Exmouth warren, opposite Mount Pleasant Inn, July 14th, 1853. 



A. hrunneus. Rare. I have only met with two specimens ; those were found 

 on a hedge-bank at Coaver, under the shade of trees. 1851. 



A. violaceus. This is not uncommon with us, at least I have met with 

 several plants of it each year, for the last year or two ; but I have not seen 

 any this. Oct. 23rd, 1851. 



A. cinnamomeus. Rare. Only one or two specimens have come under my 

 observation ; these were met with in Stoke Wood, Sept. 1852, amongst half 

 rotten leaves, under the shade of trees. 



A. aureus. This is not common with us. 



A. aurivellus. Several of what I take to be this species came up in one of 

 the stores, at Messrs. Veitches' Nursery, April 5th, 1853. 



