DECADES OF FUNGI. 481 
obtuse umbonate; epidermis below the umbo brownish 
cracked; margin white, smooth, deeply striate. 
. Stem above 3 inches high, nearly } thick sunk into the 
substance of the pileus, equal, smooth, nearly white, stuffed, 
rooting below; root sometimes forked. Ring narrow 
spreading, 
Gills broad, white, ventricose, terminating at some distance 
from the true apex of the stem. 
This is distinguished from Agaricus continuus, by its 
cracked cuticle, even, and not crenate margin, and broad 
ventricose gills, 
There is another new species (n. 78) from Peradenia, 
growing on old wood ; but it is impossible to characterise 
it from a single dried specimen which shows nothing of the 
gills, as is also the case with the drawing. It is far smaller 
than Ag. continuus, has the margin of the pileus even, and a 
narrow reflexed ring with an equal stem. 
Pileus campanulate 3 of an inch broad, white, umbonate. 
Stem 1 inch high, 14 line thick. 
— *A. cristatus, Bolt. Gardner, n. 49. 
On the ground. Peradenia, 
Of this I have seen no specimen. 
*A. cepestipes, Sow. Gardner, n. 47. 
On the ground.  Peradenia. ; 
No specimen was preserved of this species. 
143. A. (Lepiota) aspratus, n. sp.; pileo hemispherico demum 
depresso pallido verrucis e floccis fasciculatis exasperato ; 
stipite subzequali floccoso-squamuloso ; lamellis albis adnexis. 
Gardner, n. 50. : 
On the ground in shady places. Hautane Range, Ceylon. 
June, 1844. 
Pileus 1-14 inch broad, hemispherical at length, expanded 
and depressed, pale yellow, rough with acute warts con- 
sisting of fascicles of flocci, i eae 
Stem 14 inch high, 2 lines thick, near equal flexuous — 
clothed with floccose scales, which are frequently con- - 
fluent. | (Grac dg 
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