CRYPTOGAMIA. FUNGI. ‘Agaricus. Hollow and 255 
Fixed, Rep. 
matter upon it, and this being laid on a yellow ground, produces 
a greenish cast. a 
Ray Syn. p. 6. 2.30. Ag. viridulus. Scheff. Ag. cyaneus. 
Bolt. Rookery, Edgbaston. Not uncommon in woods. Mr. 
Srackuousz. Earsham wood, Suffolk. Mr. Woopwarp. 
: Sept. Oct. | 
Var. 2. Gills 4 ina set: pileus pale blue, pointed: stem en- 
tirely white. po ee : Og 
A small specimen, perhaps only different from having grown 
shaded by a large ae ae Ag. Listeri. Var. 1. Bist Oct. 
Var. 3. Gills regularly 4 in a set, without cross threads: 
pileus conical: stem white. . 
Gitts fixed, few, regularly 4 in aset, peach blossom colour. _ 
Piteus conical, pointed, blossom colour, uneven at the edge. 
Stem hollow, beautifully white, 24 inches high, 7 of an inch 
=: diamittebencieeoin 
Edgbaston, by the stews, amongst grass; rare. 
ea oe 27th Oct. 1790. 
These plants are semi-transparent, tender and brittle. I 
think Mr. Bulliard mistakes in saying the gills are ose, they 
only become so when the pileus turns up as the plant approaches 
its decay, and then they are torn fromthe stem. _His reference 
to Scheffer, t.75, is certainly erroneous, for that is Ag. integer. 
Ac. Gills pale red, broad, 4 in a set: pileus convex, fis’sus. 
scurfy: stem streaked. — e, 
Giits fixed, salmon coloured, broad, not numerous, rather ne 
fleshy, irregularly 4 in a set. ee Gea emer: 
__Pireus convex, or bluntly conical, buff with a pinky tinge, 
~ scurfy, streaked at the edge, 17 to 24 inches over. Flesh 
hardly any. eo 
Stem hollow, streaked, reddish brown buff, cylindrical or com- 
pressed, 4 or 5 inches high; thick as a goose quill. 
Woods at Edgbaston. Sept. 
Var. 2. Pileus dusky olive, conical, brown at the top: stem 
grey. 
. : * Bolt, 35. 
Grits fixed, thin, flexible, of a colour between carnation and 
orange. 
Pireus secured at the edge, bluntly conical, 1 to 2 inches over. 
Stem hollow, pale grey, but je 5 examined appears to have 
fine longitudinal stripes of a mouse colour and silky 
white alternately ; frequently splits throughout its whole 
length, the edges of the divided parts rolling in so as to 
give the appearance of 2 stems supporting one pileus; 4 
or 5 inches high, thick as a goose quill. Botton, | 
