60 FUNGI. [Agaricus. 



* 6. Ste?n everii juiceless^ scarcely rooting. Gills fixedy margin 

 of the same colour. 



152. A. purus, Pers. (rose Agaric;) pileus between fleshy 

 and membranaceous obtuse purplish or rose-coloured, gills paler 

 rounded ventricose, stem even villous at the base. Fers. Syn. 

 p. 339. Fr. Syst. Myc. v. I. p. 151. — A. roseus, Bull.t. 162, 

 507. Sow. t. 12. With. v. 4. p. 231 . Purt. v. 2 4* 3. n. 945. 

 & 3. p. 224. Grev. Fl. Ed. p. 383 — A. piirpu:eus, With. v. 

 4. p. 222. — A. suhcmrideus, With. I. c. 



Woods and mossy heaths. June— Nov. Very common.— Grega- 

 rious. Pileus ^—2 inches broad, subcarnose, obtuse, convex, at length 

 depressed, themargin thin, pellucid; sometimes marked with two 

 or three concentric grooves, amethyst or rose-coloured, soon changing 

 to a pale brown-purple, at last nearly white. Gills broad, adnate, 

 sometimes almost decurrent, at first whitish, then amethyst or rose, 

 then subrufescent; connected by veins ; margin uneven, ^^em often 

 twisted, more or less fibrillose, at length smooth, tough, hollow, the 

 cavity lined with white silky fibres, splitting easily upwards, the base 

 often strigose. — Sometimes the pileus from the first is pure white, also 

 occasionally brownish or yellowish. Always distinguishable by its 

 taste and odour like that of radishes. 



153. A. Adonis, Bull, (beautifid various-coloured Agaric); 

 pileus obtuse even, gills white adnate, stem even smooth not 

 rooting. Bidl. t. 560. /. 2. Sow. t. 385./ 2, 3 ? Pers. Syn. 

 p. 391. Fr. Syst. Myc. v. 1. p. 152. 



On the ground in woods. Rare. Kirriemuir, Scotland. Klotzsch, 

 in Hook. Herb.—'' Pileus 3—4 lines high and broad, campanulate, 

 rose-colouretl, white, yellowish or green. Gills not decurrent. Stein 

 2 inches or more high." Fr. I. c. 



154. A. luteo-dlbus, Bolt, (yellow and white Agaric); pileus 

 umbonate striate yellow as well as the slender stem, gills 

 white adnate. Bolt. t. 38. /. 1. Pers. Syn. p. 383. Myc. 

 Eur. V. 3. p. 264. Fr. Sijst. Myc. v. 1. p. 152. 



Amongst moss in fir plantations. Aug. — Sept. Common about 

 Halifax. Bolton. — " Pileus 3 — 4 lines high and broad, dry. Gills 

 subventricoae. Stem 1 — 2 inches high, filiform, subflexuous." Fr. I. c. 



155. A. Idcteus, Pers. (milk-white Agaric); pileus subum- 

 bonate finely striate white with a tinge of yellow, gills fixed 

 or adnexed distinct white as well as the even rather rigid 

 stem. Pei'S. Syn. p. 394. Myc. Eur. v. 3. p. 267. Fr. Syst. 

 Myc. V. I. p. 152. Fl. Dan. t. 1845./. 1.— A 7ianus, Bull. t. 

 260, 563./ 3. — A. ochraceus, Pers. Myc. Eur. v. S. p. 264. 



Amongst moss at the roots of trees, or amongst small sticks and 

 leaves. Oct. — Dec. Probably not uncommon. Margate, Canterbury. 

 Beeston, Notts.; Woodnewton, Norths. Bcv. 31. J. Berkeley. — 

 Pileus 3 — 6 lines broad, conico-campanulate, at_ length expanded, 

 minutely umbonate, white with a pale ochraceous tinge, when dry pure 

 white ; Jlesh thin, margin transparent more or less striate and cren- 



