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CRYPTOGAMIA. FUNGI. Agaricus. Hollow and 
Loose. Brown. 
Giits loose ;_ uniform ; deep Spanish snuff colour, numerous, 
‘tender. : . 
Piieus dead white, near an inch high, almost cylindrical, not 
more than { of an inch diameter, except at the edge 
which flanches out a little ; rounded ‘at the apex. 
Stem with a fine hollow, white, cylindrical, ‘3 inches high, thick 
as a crow quill. 
This is a very beautiful and rare species. Its texture ten. 
der, soon crushing and becoming watery when gathered. 
A single specimen on the grass plats at ‘Tettenhall, Stafford- 
shite, June ; and another in‘a pasture field, Edgbaston. 
: . August, 1792, 
Var. 1. Pileus buffy white, expanded at the edge: stem 
bulbous at the base. 
Sowerby 33-Bull. 563.1; but the pileus not exact to the ca- 
lour of our specimens. 
Gi1s loose, in pairs, cream coloured when young, changing to 
_ buffy brown or Spanish snuff colour. 
Prievs dead buffy white, conical, 3 of an inch high, 2 an inch 
diameter, blunt at the top, flanched out at the edge, and 
crumpled, but smooth at the very edge. : 
Stim white, with a very fine hollow, 2 to 2% inches high ; 
bulbous at the base, thick as a raven’s quill. 
Ag. conocephalus, Bull. Ag. tener. Sowerby. Pastures Edg- 
baston, : 6th Aug, 1795. 
Ac. (Scuarr.) Gills reddish brown, few, 4 in a set : 
ileus dark brown, eonvex, centre conical ; stem 
rown, cylindrical, elastic. ci 
: Scheff. 234—Bolt. 51.1. 
Giits loose, broad, red brown, - 
277 
atro-ru'fus, 
Piteus conical, apex rounded, smooth, dark red brown, 3 to% — 
inch high. 
Stem hollow, brown, shining, rather strong, disposed to split, 
17 to 13 inch high, a good deal thinner than a crow quill. 
Root rather bulbous. 
Ag. atro-rufus. Bolt. Ray Syn. p. 8. n- 43. Dry barren 
Pastures, amongst moss. Grass plats at Tettenhall, Stafford- 
re. Spr: i ng—Aug , 
Var. 2. Pileus deep yellow at the edge. eg 
In Packington Park. 
*Ac, (Borr.) Gills pale brews, broad, thin, 4 in a set: 
pileus red brown, edge lobed and turned inwards : 
stem white. 5 
nu’ceus, 
