ACOTYLEBONS. FUNGI. AgaVlCUS. 21 



Hab. On the ground in gardens and in grass walks, but not common. 

 Autumn. Hopk. Woods, frequent. Light/. 



ttt Stipes solid and loose. 

 4- Gills lohite. 



12. A. Orcadis, gills brownish watery white 2 — 4 in a set, pi- 

 leus pale brown convex irregular, stipes whitish brown with 

 age very tough rarely central. W'Uh. t). 217. A. coriace^is, 

 lVHh.p.2\7. 



Hab. On the ground in pastures, frequently forming fairy rings. 

 June — Oct, Light/., Hopk. 



13. A. horizmitaliSf gills yellowish white 4 in a set, pileus yel- 

 lowish brown convex not fully circular, stipes bent horizontal- 

 ly. IVit/i. p. 220. Bull. t. 324. 



Hab. On old trees in the autumn, especially after rain, Hopk. 



14. A. clavus, gills white in pairs, pileus with a dimple in the 

 ■centre, stipes very long and slender, root very long. With, 

 p. 220. L? L! hi f.' p. \027. 



Hab. On decayed leaves and among moss. Light/. 

 Very minute, scarcely an inch high. 



15. A. Georgii, gills yellowish white, pileus yellow convex hol- 

 low in the centre, stipes yellow thickish smooth, juice yellow. 

 With. p. 222. Soiv. /.304. 



Hab. Pastures, occasionally growing to a large size, Hopk. 



Although Mr. Sowerby seems to think this may prove only a var. of 

 the common Mushroom {A. campestris) ; and although they are sold 

 in large quantities in London for that species, yet he remarks that 

 their dry and tough (juality renders them unfit for the table in any 

 shape. The gills in age become, according to Sowerby's figure, a 

 dirty brownish purple ^. 



4--f- Gills red. 



16. A. campestris, gills pinky changing to dark liver colour 

 crowded irregular, pileus convex varying from white to brown, 

 stipes white cvhndrical, curtain white. IVith. p. 225. Light/. 

 p. 1017. Soiu. t 305. 



Hab. Dry pastures after rains, frequent. Light/., Hopk. 



This is the common mushroom which is so much esteemed for sauces, 

 stews, and for converting into catchups. It is cultivated by the 

 spawn or seeds ; and, in Russia, in large houses built for the pur- 

 pose : so that the inhabitants have them the whole year through. 

 +-+--{- Gills buff-coloured. 



17. A. hinjiuleiis, gills buff very broad 4 in a set, pileus fawn- 

 coloured convex mealy, stipes chesnut colour. With. p. 228. 

 Sow. t. 173. 



"^ Mr. Hopkirk speaks of a mushroom, " probably of this kind," found 

 near Paisley, which was 9 inches high, 43 in circvimference, and weighed 5 

 pounds 6 ounces. 



