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without experiencing any bad effects. Hist, des Champs. Comest. 

 et Yen. 302. 



Agaricus melleus, A^ahL 



" cmnularius, BulL & Roques' Hist. 

 " fusco 2>olUdus, Bolt. 

 " stijntis^ Sow. t. 101. 

 " polymices, 



Black-scaled 

 Agaric. " Xear 

 or upon old 

 stumps." Sept., 

 Oct. S. C. ! to 

 Penn. 



Odor agreeable ; taste like that of A. camjyestris, with a slight 

 degree of acidity, and sometimes acrid. Notwithstanding Trat- 

 tinnick's assertion of its good qualities, and frequent use in 

 Austria, in which he could scarcely be mistaken (Ess. Schw. 46), 

 it appears that it has, by others, been found poisonous. See Grev., 

 Sc. Crypt. Fl. I. c. / and Eoques' Hist, des Champs. ; Crypt. Eng. 

 Orfila cites it as among the poisonous species. Traite des 

 Poisons, iv. 429 ; Leg. de Med. Leg. 19, p. 1. 



Poques says it has a disagreeable, styptic taste, and that, 

 administered to animals, it causes an inflammation of the alimen- 

 tary canal, and death. Hist, des Champs. Yen. 303. 



Agaricus cerasimis, Berk. Laurel-scented Agaric. Oct. 



Odor pleasant, exactly like that of the leaves of Prunus 

 lauro-cerasus. 



A. eurohescens seems to be the nearest to this species, which 

 is remarkable for its pleasant smell of bitter-almonds. Crypt. 

 Eng. 



Agaricus ehurneus^ Bull. 118, D. C. \ Ivory Agaric. "Woods. 

 " m^<?7i5. Sow. Fung. 39. >• Oct. (EburneusofBuxb. 

 " lacteus^ Shaeff. Fung. ) N. Carolina.) 

 Inodorous, according to Bulliard ; of a faint, pleasant odor, 

 according to Sowerby ; and, according to Roques, not disagree- 

 able. Eaten in Italy under the name of Jozzolo. M. <fe. De L. 

 et OMct. 



Agaricus nitens^ Bauvoux (Ined.) Poques. 



This, wliicli Roques says may be confounded with the ^1. 

 nitens of Bull. {A. semiovatus of Sowerby and Berk.), grows near 

 the end of summer. It has an agreeable taste, and is eaten in 

 some countries. 



