66 A CATALOGUE OF ESCULENT BRITISH FUNGI. 



Genus AGARICVS. Suh-genus CLITOPILUS. 



(22.) AGARICUS ORCELLA ; Clitopilus orcella; The Orcelle. 



Habitat, lu and near woods, under bushes, near copses in 

 pastures. In groups. 



Season. June to October. Common. 



Pileus. Two to four inches across, opaque white, smooth like 

 kid leather, viscid in wet ; at first convex, then plane, expanding 

 irregularly, lobulate ; the centre depressed, often dimidiate. 

 Margin thin, sinuate. 



Stem. One to two inches high, thickest above, smooth, white, 

 at length excentric, firm, stout, perhaps curved, naked. 



Section. Flesh white, thick centrally, brittle. Stem solid. 

 Gills at first white, soon pale salmon-pink, close, narrow, unequal, 

 pointed behind, decurrent. Odour of cucumber-rind or syringa. 

 Taste bland. Spores pink. 



Obs. Included in chapter vii. It is easily recognised, aud is a most exquisite 

 yi&nd.— W.D.H. 



(23.) AGARICUS PRUNULUS ; Clitopilus prunulus; The 

 Mousseron. (Tab. II. fig. 14.) 



Habitat. In and near woods, trees in pastures, and in parks, 

 olitary, or in groups. 



Season. April to June. Not very common. 



Pileus. Two to five inches across, opaque-white, or faintly 

 greyish, dry, soft, smooth like kid leather, pruinose ; at fii'st 

 convex, then depressed. Margin elevated, irregular, sinuate. 



Stem. One to two inches high, white or faintly grey, sub-striate, 

 naked, swollen and villose below. 



Section. Flesh thick, compact, brittle Stem solid, firm, 

 fissured in age. Gills at first white, soon salmon-pink, crowded, 

 narrow, pointed, very decurrent. Odour farinaceous. Taste bland. 

 Spores pink. 



Obs. Included in chapter vii. Some authors contend it is identical with the 

 Orcelle, but Fries admits the distinction. Badham evidently confounded it with 

 the St. George. It is delicious. — W. D. II. 



Genus AGARICUS. Sub-genus GOLLY BI A. 

 (24.) AGARICUS CLAVUS ; Collybia clava ; The Reduail. 



