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(38.) AaARICUS GRACILENTUS; Lepiota gracilenta ; The 

 Slender Parasol. 



Habitat. Pastures and fields. Solitary. 



Season. June to September. Not uncommon. 



Pileus. Three to four inches across, buif -brown ; at first cam- 

 panulate, then expanded, obtuse, umbonate. Cuticle thin, break- 

 ing up into persistent dark patches. Margin and interstices silkj. 



Stem. Four or five inches high, white, or brownish below ; 

 elongate, attenuate upward, squamulose. Base enlarged. Ring 

 thin, movable, fugacious. 



Section. Flesh white, not thick. Stem hollow. Gills pallid, 

 broad, remote. Odourless. Pleasant flavour. Spores white. 



Ohs. In chapter viL It is a handsome species, and excellent eating. — 

 W. D. H. 



(39.) AGARICUS GRANULOSUS; Lepiota granulosa; The 



Mealy Parasol. 



Habitat. Woodland glades, heaths, and pastures. In groups. 



Season. June to September. Uncommon. 



Pileus. Half to one inch across, dull reddish yellow, variable in 

 tint ; at first convex, umbonate, then plane, or depressed. Cuticle 

 wrinkled, mealy, or granular, 



Stem. One to three inches high, white and fibrillose above, 

 brown and scaly below. Base enlarged. Ring flocculose, fuga- 

 cious. 



Section. Flesh white, thick centrally. Stem solid above, stuffed 

 below, fistulose at length. Gills white, ci'owded, somewhat swol- 

 len, free but approxinaate. Odour faint. Taste pleasant. Spores 

 white. 



Obs. The wrinkled granular cap is a sure indication of the species. Its 

 wholesomeuess has been well attested, but it is only of inferior quality. — 

 W. D. H. 



(40.) AGARICUS HOLOSERICEUS ; Lepiota holosericea; The 



Silky Parasol- 



Habitat. Damp grassy woods. Solitary. 



Season. August to October. Not very common. 



Pileus. Three to four inches across, fawn, buff, or brownish, 

 but uniform in tint ; at first convex, then expanded, not umbonate, 

 fragile ; covered with silky down. 



