86 ON THE MEDICINAL AND TOXICOLOGICAL 



Agaricus tigrmus, Bull., Champ. TO ; Pers., Syn. ; \ Found in 



Eoques, 240 ; Crypt. Eiig. > Autumn. — 

 Lentinus tigmnus^ Fries. ) Carolina. 



It is agreeable in taste and odor, and is eaten in certain parts 

 of Europe. Roques. 



Aga/ricus infundibuliformis^ Bull, 286 ; Roques ; \ Found in 



Berkley. > Autumn.^ — 



" gilvus, Pers. ) S. Carolina. 



It lias a strong odor, but agreeable, and may be employed as 

 food. Poques' Hist, des Champs. 



Agaricus odorus, Bull. ; Crypt. Eng. 36. 



" anisatus, Poques' Hist. 24 ; Pers., Syn. 



Champ. 250. 



It exliales in dry seasons an agreeable, penetrating odor, ana- 

 logous to that of anise seed. 



BuUiard says it has an agreeable taste. Eoques has never 

 tried it, but he is inclined, from its strong volatile odor, to sus- 

 pect it. Hist, des Champs, 242. . 



Agaricus splendens, Pers., Syn, 452 ; Roques. 



This has an agreeable taste, and is eatable. Roques, 241, 



Agaricus cunei/oUus, Fr., Berk. Crypt. 44. ) Wedge-gilled 

 " ovinus, Bull. 580 ; Roques, 261. f Agaric. N. Car. 



Tliis has a sweet taste and the smell of fiirina, qualities which 

 distinguish the good species. It is eaten either fresh or dried. 

 Roques' Hist, des Champs. Comest. 262. 



Agaricus ca/m2)cstris, L., Suec^ "] M u s h r o o m 



" eduliSyD.C; Roques' Hist, des \{Bouh de neige). 

 Champ, and Bull. [Pastures, dung- 



" arvensis, Schaett", 310. J hills iScc. S. Car- 



olina ! Pennsylvania, and Ohio (Lea). May and October. 



The flesh is firm, thick, white, more or less stained with red- 

 dish brown, especially when bruised ; gills very unequal, at first 

 of a beautiful pink ; free, obtuse, and sometimes forked behind ; 

 broad in the middle, at length dark, mottled with brownish, pur- 

 ple, minute sporules. The edge white and minutely denticulate. 

 " Tlie most generally used of all the agarics, and the safest." It 



