154 FUNGUS-FLOKA. 



Agaricus (Naucoria) hamadrijas, Fries, Monogr., i. p. 366 ; 

 Fries, Icon., 1. 121, f. 3; Cke., Hdbk., p. 174; Cke., Illustr., 

 SujDpl., pi. 965. 



On the ground under trees, &c. Hygroplianous. 



Naucoria cidaris. Fr. 



Pileus about 1 in. broad and high, flesh thin, conical then 

 campanulate, even, margin slightly striate, more or less un- 

 dulated, cinnamon-tan, tan-colour when dry ; gills adfixed 

 then seceding, crowded, ventricose, ascending, honey-colour; 

 stem about Ij in. long, attenuated downwards, 2-3 lines 

 thick at the apex, blackish-brown, hollow. 



Agaricus {Naucoria) cidaris. Fries, Epicr., p. 192 ; Cke., 

 p. 174 ; Cke., Illustr., pi. 451. 



On the ground in pine woods, round trunks, &c. 



Stem often compressed and flexuous, tough, allied to 

 Naucoria ciicumis, but distinguished by the absence of a strong 

 smell, as in the last-named species. A smaller, more elegant 

 form, with the pileus tawny-cinnamon, stem straight, and 

 gills crowded. 



Naucoria cucumis. Pers. 



Pileus §-1 in. across, rather fleshy, broadly campanulate, 

 obtuse, glabrous, even, bay-brown when moist, fawn-colour 

 or tan when dry; gills adnexed, ventricose, pale then 

 saffron-colour, crowded; stem firm, 1-2 in. long, 1^ line 

 thick, attenuated downwards, stuffed below, hollow above, 

 bay or blackish-brown, paler and slightly pruinose upwards. 



Agaricus {Naucoria^ cucumis, Fries, Hym. Eur., p. 255 ; 

 Cke., Hdbk., p. 174; Cke., Illustr., pi. 452. 



Agaricus cucumis, Pers., Syn., p. 319. 



On the ground amongst fragments of wood, sawdust, &c. 



Distinguished by the strong smell of cucumber. The 

 dark colour of the pileus disappears at the margin first on. 

 drying. 



Naucoria anguinea. Fr. 



Pileus 1^-2 in. across, rather fleshy, campanulate then 

 convex, gibbous, even, yellowish-tan colour, when young 

 with a silky zone near the margin, the remains of the white, 

 fibrillose veil ; gills nearly free, crowded, linear, pale yellow 

 then ferruginous ; stem 2-3 in. long, 2-3 lines thick, slightly 



