340 AGARICUS. 



Panseoius. On clung. Apetliorpe. Sept. 



Name — (f)d\\aiva, a moth. Moth Agaric. From its likeness to A. papilioti- 

 aceiis. Fr. Hym. Eur. p. 310. Motiogr. i. p. 445. Berk. Out. p. 175. C. 

 Hbk. n. 440. — Bull. t. 58. Paul. t. 121./. i. 



** Pileiis moist, when dry somewhat flocciilose. 



764. A. retirugis Fr.— Pileus flesh-tan-colour, slightly fleshy, 

 globose then hemispherical, somewhat umbonate, reticulated with 

 raised ribs., atomate, opaque, appendiculate with the torn veil. 

 Stem equal, pruinose, flesh-colour becoming purple. Gills ad- 

 fixed, ascending, cinereous-blackish. 



It has entirely the appearance oi A. corrugis. 



On dung. Uncommon. Aug.-Nov. 



Spores elliptical, shortly fusiform, 20 mk. Q.; i6xiimk.- W.G.S. Name — 

 rete, a net ; ruga, a wrinkle. With network of wrinkles. Fr. Hym. Eur. p. 

 310. Berk. Out. p. 175. C. Hbk. n. 441. S. Mycol. Scot. 11. 412. A. car- 

 bonarius Batsch f. 91. 



765. A. sphinctrinus Fr.— Pileus 2.5 cent, (i in.) high, fulig- 

 inous or fuliginous-grey when moist, livid when dry.^ hygrophan- 

 ous, slightly fleshy, parabolic then campanulate, never expanded, 

 obtuse, never viscous, always opaque, but moist in rainy weather, 

 somezu hat silky when dry. Stem 5-7.5 cent. (2-3 in.) long, 2 mm. 

 (i lin.) thick, fistulose, tense and straight, equal, fragile, smooth, 



fuliginous-grey, even at the apex, pruinose. Veil appendiculate 

 round the margin of the pileus, fugacious, white. Gills adnate, 

 ascending, crowded, cinereous-blackish, the edge of the same 

 colour. 



Sometimes and when in fullest vigour, the pileus is covered with fibrils, 

 chiefly round the margin. There is a very ^w^;// variety with the stem 2.5 

 cent, (i in.) long, and linear gills. Buxb. C. v. t. 48./. 2. 



On dung. Glamis, 1876. Oct. 



Name — cr^i-^KTr\^, a band, a muscle which remains naturally in a state of con- 

 traction. From its never becoming expanded. Fr. Aloncgr. i. p. 445. 

 Hym. Eur. p. 311. B. 6^ Br. n. 1662. S. Mycol. Scot. ti. 413. Quel. t. 8. 

 /. 5 (slender form). — Batt. t. 27. L. 



■K-jf-x- pilxus dry, smooth, slightly shining, not zoned. 



766. A. campanulatus Linn. — Pileus 1-2.5 cent. i^Yz-i in.) high 

 and hY02i6.,fuscous-fuligi7Wus, rufescent when dry, slightly fleshy, 

 campanulate at length convex, often umbonate, continuous (not 

 cracked), dry, even, so mezvhat shining. Stem commonly 7.5 cent. 

 (3 in.) long, 2-4 mm. (1-2 lin.) thick, fistulose, tense and straight, 



