53 A CATALOGUE OF ESCULENT BRITISH FUNGI. 



Stem. Two to five inches high, at fii-st a mere bulb, then 

 attenuate upwards, white, stained with brick-red below, and Avhere 

 bruised, cylindrical, bulbous and rough below, squamulose above. 

 Ring white, or stained with brick-red, broad, deflexed, striate. 

 Volva obliterate, or nearly so. 



Section. Flesh thick, soft, white, rapidly blushing brick-red 

 where exposed. Stem stuffed, becoming fistulose. Gills white, 

 blushing if bruised, broad in front, narrow behind and rounded, 

 numerous, straight, unequal, free or adnexed. Odour slight. 

 Taste rather saltish. Spores white. 



Obs. I have referred to the Blusher in chapter vii. It is easily identified by 

 its trick of bhishing, and if this be attended to, there can be no fear of mistakes. 

 Haviug often eaten it, I recommend it to all lovers of mushrooms. It is well 

 known to fungus-eaters. — IF. D. H. 



(5.) AGARICUS STROBILIFORMIS ; Amanita strobiliformis ; 

 The Fir-cone Amanite. 



Ilahiiat. High ground in woods, borders of copses. Solitary. 



Season. August to October. Uncommon. 



Pileus. Five to nine inches across, white or grey- white, at first 

 liemispherical, then convex, expanded, nearly plane. Cuticle 

 satiny. Warts numerous, gz'eyish, large, angular, floccose at their 

 edges, persistent, arranged like the exterior of a fir-cone. Margin 

 even or rimose, extending beyond the gills. 



Stem. Four to seven inches high, white, thick, firm, floccose, 

 bulbous. Ring large, torn, fugacious. Volva fugacious, leaving 

 circular rim on bulb. 



Section. Flesh thick, white, firm, unchanging. Stem solid. 

 Gills white, unequal, rounded behind, free. Odour slight, fragrant. 

 Taste sour, but agreeable. Spores white. 



Obs. It is eaten abroad, and is esteemed preferable to the Bhisher. Here it 

 is not often met with. But being very large, two or three specimens make a 

 Bubstantial dish. It must, however, be carefully studied in comparison with the 

 white poisonous Amanites. — W. D. II. 



(6.) AGARICUS VAGINATUS ; Amanita vaginata ; The 

 Grisette. 



Uahitat. In woods, parks, under trees. In groups, or solitary. 



Season. Juno to November. Common. 



Pileus. Two to four inches across, fawn, greyish-fawn, greyish- 



