especially, where its growl;!! is not so rank as in lowland pastureSj it is very symmetrical in form, clean and 

 pure in appearance, while the lovely hue of the stem sets off and adorns the simple elegance of its general 

 garb. If collected in these upland districts, such as the slopes near Lancing and the Devil's Dyke, no better 

 broil is Hkely to present itself to the lover of mushrooms ; and as it succeeds the commonly eaten species, 

 A. catnpestris, it is on that account more valuable. The worthy master of the hostelry at the Dyke was 

 most agreeably surprised, some years ago, at the excellence of the article we recommended to his notice, and 

 which marked all the district with its circles : whether it has come into use there since, we cannot say — 

 we can only hope that so much good food is not stiU wasted. In the pasture-fields of England our fiiend 

 abounds in a grosser form, but still so wholesome, that if the country-folk near were IVenclunen or 

 Italians, or indeed anything but English, they might enjoy a savoury meal during a good portion of the 

 chilly autumn days, when a hot dinner or supper is very comfortable. Eried thorouglily, seasoned with 

 onion and omelette herbs, our lowland Bluettes find many admirers. 



Dr. Badham had not met with any instance in which this most abundant English Agaric was brought 

 into foreign markets. Persoon has not mentioned it among the ' Champignons Comestibles ; ' in fact, on the 

 Continent it seems unknown, we cannot suppose it to be neglected, since the whole tribe is carefully studied, 

 — as profitable for the poor man, or a luxury for the rich. Sowerby says the Bluette is sold for ketchup ; it 

 cannot be recommended for that purpose : it yields a great deal of juice, but the flavour is bad : indeed, in 

 wet weather it absorbs so much " skyey influence," that we had better have notliing to say to it in any way ; 

 young, and in a dry state, are necessary points in selecting a tUsh. 



The genuine personatus is not satisfactorily described by Sowerby. He calls his Agaric A. violaceus, 

 which is a red-ochry-spored species, described in our First Series ; but he probably had in view another cor- 

 tinarious Agaric, A. myrtillinus, Erics, which grows only on dead leaves, is taller but less solid, hoUow- 

 stemmed, more uniformly lilac, and with ocliraceous spores. The true A. personatus copiously sheds white 

 ones over the grass around. 



