1130 FUNGUS-FLOKA. 



ochraceous-tan with a distinct tinge of green here and there ; 

 ilesh very thin, greenish; gills adnexed, rather crowded, 

 IJ line broad, pallid then brownish, margin pale; stem 

 1:^^—2 in. long, 1 line thick, equal, flexnons, smooth, even, 

 with red and green tints, hollow; spores elliptical, brown, 

 13-14 X 6-7 fji. 



Agaricus (Naucoria) nasutus, Kalchbr., Cke., Hdbk., p. 376 ; 

 Cke., Illustr., pi. 1172a. 



In swampy places under trees. 



Gregarious. The present species was referred by Cooke to 

 Ag. nasutus^ Kalchbrenner, an Australian fungus, from which, 

 liowever, it is perfectly distinct, neither is it referable to any 

 •other known species. 



Naucoria scolecina. Fr. 



Pileus |-| in. across, rather fleshy, campanulato-convex 

 then plane, margin slightly striate ; rustj'-bay, paler towards 

 the margin ; gills adnate, rather distant, white with a flesh- 

 coloured tinge, then ferruginous, margin downy; stem 

 2—3 in. long, 1 line thick, equal, flexuous, reddish ferruginous, 

 sprinkled with white meal, hollow ; spores dark ferruginous 

 in the mass, elliptical, 10 x 6 /x. 



Agaricus (Naucoria) scolecinus, Fries, Epicr., p. 194; Cke., 

 Hdbk., p. 177; Cke., Illustr., pL 491b. 



On moist ground under alders, &c. 



Stem becoming fuscous at the base ; pileus ferruginous-bay, 

 margin j)aler, opaque; gills broadest behind. 



Naucoria striaepes. Cooke. 



Caespitose, or gregarious. Pileus 1-1|^ in. across, cam- 

 panulate, obtuse, then expanded and often more or less 

 gibbous, smooth, even, ochraceous; gills adnexed, rather 

 distant, 2-3 lines broad, tawny-cinnamon; stem 2-3 in. long, 

 2-3 lines thick, equal, straight or variously bent or flexuous, 

 hollow, white distinctly longitudinally striate ; spores 

 narrowly elliptical, 10-12 X 4 /x. 



Agaricus (^Naucoria') striaepes, Cke., Grev., xiii. p. 60 ; Cke., 

 Hdbk., p. 177 ; Cke., Illustr., pi. 478. 



Amongst grass on lawns, &c. 



Eeadily distinguished by the campanulate, ochraceous 

 pileus and white, distinctly striate stem. 



