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Aga/ricus nmrinus, 'N. Eoques' Hist. 385. 



This is remarkable for its grace and elegance. The A. murinus 

 of Sowerbj, Berkley says, turns to a beautiful verdigris green. 

 (Crypt, Eng.) It is found in July and August, and has a nauseous 

 odor. It has affinities with poisonous species, and is therefore to 

 be suspected. Roques, 360. 



Agaricus conicus, Picco. Mem. Soc. Med. 3 ; Roques, Hist. 

 361. {A. conicus of Sco-p. S. C. ! to Penn.) 



This bears some resemblance to the preceding. Dr. Picco, of 

 Turin, has detailed some observations concerning its deleterious 

 effects, which aj)peared in the Mem. de la Soc. Koy. de Med, 

 The substantial facts are, that a whole family w^ere poisoned by a 

 plate of them, with symptoms of spasm and vomiting of blood, 

 resemblino; those we have detailed under A. vernus. 



& 



Agaricus russula, Pers, Syn, 338 ; Schoeff. 58 ; Roques, Hist, 

 269. 



Poques, in cautioning us against confounding this with the 

 A. emeticus^ the head of which is red, but has no scales, states 

 that it is agreeable to the taste. 



g I . pa ome . [ ^^^^^^ ^25 ; Roques, Scop. Fl. Car. 437. 

 '* ) Grows in spring and autumn, in woods. 

 The flesh is white, fleshy, and of exquisite taste. 



Tlie following agarics are not arranged under any natural 

 order. 



Agaricus alhellus^ D. C. (non Schaefi^.) Bull. 



This is eaten in the northern provinces of France, and is much 

 sought after by some amateurs, M. & De Lens, Diet, de M. Med. 

 i. 105. M. Roques gives a number of modes of preparing these 

 mushrooms, 246. 



Agaric^is alborufus, Pers. 



This is also eaten in France. M. & De L. 



Agaricus attenuatus^ D. C. 



Eaten at Montpelier, according to De Candolle. Merat, ojj. 

 cit., and Roques, Hist, des Champs. 304. 



