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AGARICUS. 



Lepiota. 50. Georginas Smith. — Pileus 1-2.5 cent. (>^-i in.) broad, white, 



slightly fleshy, fragile, at first campanulate then expanded, covered 

 with a minute, dense, viscid pruinosity, which, as well as the 

 white flesh, instantly changes to crimson when touched ; margin 

 at length striate. Stem 2.5-5 cent. (1-2 in.) long, slightly attenu- 

 ated upwards, also covered externally with minute, viscid pruin- 

 osity, changing to crimson when touched. Ring evanescent. 

 Gills free, very thin, moderately distant, somewhat ventricose, 

 white, the edge becoming crimson when touched. 



On mosses in a cool fernery. Chelsea. 



Spores 7x5 mk. W.G.S. Name — after Miss Georgina E. Johnstone. 

 S7nith Seem. Journ. Bot. ix. (1871), p. i. /. 112. Grevillea, i. /. 55. C. Illust. 

 PL 132. 



Armillaria. Subgeuus III. ARMILLARIA {anntlla, a ring). Fr. Syst. 

 Myc. i. p. 26. Hymenophore continuous with the stem ; universal 



veil wanting, partial one annular, 

 sometimes only indicated by the 

 scales which clothe the stem ter- 

 minating in the form of a ring. // 

 brings together species which are 

 separated fro?n all the following 

 Leucospori 07i account of the veil. 

 On accoimt of the disappeara?ice of 

 the iiniversal veil the species of the 

 fourth group of the Amanitce are apt 

 to be looked for here. Fr. Hyni. 

 Eur. p. 40. 



There are three types ; the first 



agreeing in every respect except the 



ringed stem with the Tricholomata, 



the second with the Clitocybce and 



the third with the Collybise. Most of the species grow on the 



ground and are rare. Their qualities are doubtful. 



IV. Agariciis (A rviillaria) melletis. 

 One-third natural size. 



Gills sinuato-adnexed, stem fleshy, shnilar in 



more or less decurrent 



* Tricholomata subannulata 

 substance to the pileus. 



** Clitocybae annulatas. Gills attenuated behind, 

 without a sinus, stem solid. 



*** CoUybiae annulatas. Gills equal behind, stem externally somewhat car- 

 tilagi?ious. 



* Tricholomata subannulata. Gills sinuato-adjiexed, &^c. 

 51. A. bulbiger A. & S. — Pileus 7.5-10 cent. (3-4 in.) broad, 



