tawny. 
_ dry, sinuated behind, attached by a short tooth. - 
482 DECADES OF FUNGI. 
Ring indistinct. 
Gills moderately broad, white, adnexed. 
. A most exquisite species allied to Agaricus granulosus; 
but at once distinguished by the warts, which are in miniature 
exactly those of some Lycoperdons. 
144. A. (Lepiota) albuminosus, n. sp. ; e campanulato obtu- 
sas nodulosus velo glutinoso obducto, margine estriato appen- 
diculato, stipite sursum attenuatoe velo diffracto transversim 
squamoso radicante; lamellis albis. (Tas. XX..f. 3) 
Gardner, n. 51. 
On the ground. Peradenia, Ceylon. June, 1844. 
Pileus campanulate obtuse 13 inch broad, white, noduloso 
squamose clothed with a glutinous veil, portions of which 
remain attached to the margin, while others form transverse 
scales on the stem exactly as in Cortinaria collinita. 
Stem 3 inches high, 2 lines thick in the centre, attenuated 
upwards, almost bulbous below. : 
Gills white. : 
Nearly allied to Ag. illinitus, Fr., and differing principally 
in the scaly stem. — ; 
Tas. XX. fig. 3. A. albuminosus, nat. size. : 
145. A. (Armillaria) dasypeplus, n. sp.; cæspitosus, pileoe i: 
convexo expanso demum depresso sinuatoque toman He 
squamuloso fulvo ; stipite subæquali annuloque fugaci we 
toso rufo; lamellis incarnatis purpurascentibus postice MUSS gu 
atis dente affixis. Gardner, n. 63. o a 
. On old wood. Hautane, Ceylon. Beo 
Cæspitose. Pilei 11-29 inches across, at first convex mi 
expanded, at length depressed and sinuated, clothed with 
short dense down here and there raised into little sca * 5 
Stems nearly equal, 1 inch high, 2-3 lines thick, reddet — 
than the pileus, densely but shortly tomentose, as is also ET 
fugacious veil, : Jovi Re 
Gills flesh coloured, then purplish, of a rich brown when 
.. Closely allied to Agaricus melleus, but very distinct in es 
