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FAMILY I.— HYfiffiNOMTCETES. 



Order Agaricixi. 



Genus Agaricus. 



Subgenus 13.— Clitopilus. 



Hymenophorum, confluint with the fleshy or fibrous stem ; gills decurrent. 



AQABICUS •OKCELLA. — £u/J. 

 ORGELLE, OR VEGETABLE SWEETBREAD. 



BOTANICAL CHAKACTEBS. 



Pileus : Thin, irregular, depressed in the centre, lohed, with undulated 

 borders, from two to three inches across. In colour clear white, sometimes tinted 

 with pale brown on its prominences, and occasionally with a grey centre or 

 even lightly zoned wth grey. Its surface is soft and smooth to the touch except 

 in wet weather, when it becomes soft and sticky. The flesh is soft, colour- 

 less, and unchangeable. 



Gills : Crowded, decurrent, at fii-st nearly white, then pinkish grey, 

 taking at length a light-brown tint. Spores pale browo. 



Stem : Smooth, white, solid, short, decreasing in size. Central when young, 

 but becoming eccentric from the pileus growing irregularly. 



Odour : Pleasant, usually compared to fresh meal, but Dr. Badham and 

 other friends think it resembles more closely the smell of cucumber or syringa 

 leaf. 



AGABICUS PRUNU LUS. —Scop. 

 PLUM MUSHROOM. 



BOTANICAL CHARACTERS. 



Pileus : Fleshy, compact, at first convex, then expanded, becoming 

 depressed in the centre, irregulary waved, and slightly pruinose; from two to 

 five inches broad ; surface dry, soft, white, or sometimes gray. The flesh thick, 

 white, and unchangeable. 



Gills : Crowded, deeply decurrent, at fiirst white, then a pale dull flesh- 

 colour, or yellowish brown. Spores pale brown. 



Stem : "UTiite, solid, firm, slightly ventricose, an inch or more long, and 

 half an inch thick ; naked, often striate, and vUlose at the base ; often eccentric. 

 Odour : like that of new meal, but usually too strong to be agreeable. 



