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Agaricus avriculatus, Dubois, Fl. Or. 168. 

 Eaten near Orleans, in France. Ihid. It has a very agree- 

 able taste, and dries easily. Eoques. 



Agaricus candicinus, Scbaeff. 



Used as food in Germany. Fung. i. ; Merat & De Lens. M. 

 Roqnes cites A. candic. of Pers., A. imitahilis^ Scliaeff,, as being 

 eaten in Germany, tliongli a species which resembles it is con- 

 sidered poisonous. Hist. 



Agaricus virgineus, Wulf., Jacf[. Misc. \ 



" enceus, Bull. > "White field Agaric. 



" niveus, Schaeff. ) 



Eatable. M. & De Lens, Diet, de M. Med. i. 107. The A. 

 virgineus of Jacq., Miscel., A, niveus of Schaeff. ; Roques cites it 

 as being eatable. Considered a fine mushroom. 



Agaricus eryngii, D. C, Fl. Fr. 



Fungus " Mag., Bot. Montep. 103. 



Its substance is firm and white ; taste fine and delicate. This 

 is eaten in many of the Provinces. M. &. De L., Diet, de M. 

 Med. i. 104. M. Masse says it is very much sought after for the 

 table. Eoques, Hist, des Champs. 260. 



Agaricus illicimis, D. C. 



It is eaten at Montpelier, in France. Ihid. loc. citat.., et Roques. 



Agaricus orcellus^ Bull., Champ, t. 59 et 573. 

 This, according to Persoon, is eatable. IMd. 



Agaricus palomet^ Thore. 



Eaten in Gascony, in France. Ihid. i. 105. 



Agoflricus olearius, D. C, Fl. Fr. 



According to Persoon, it is very poisonous. (Traite des 

 Champ. Comest. 207.) M. A: De Lens, Diet, de M. M. xi. 105. 

 Micheli also considers it poisonous. 



