HYMENOIIYCETES. 



90 A. CAMPESTRis. L. 2 — 3. 9—5. |. 



Pileus fleshy, white, stained in age with reddish brown; 

 epidermis often overhanging tlie margin; gills free, pink, at 

 length pm-ple brown. Commonly known as the mushroom. 

 Found in gardens and in pastures occasionally, but not 

 abundantly, north of the Mersey. Very plentiful in some 

 parts of the Wirrall. 



Pholiotidei — hymenoplwre contiguous ivith the stem; gills more or 

 less adnexed. 



91 A. SEMIGLOBATUS. Batsch. 2 — 6. I — li. 1 — U lines. 



Pileus hemispherical, even, slimy or viscid, yellow ; gills 

 broad, sub-horizontal, dark purple brown ; stem very slimy, or 

 viscid. Spores elliptic, dark. '0008. Poisonous. Pastures, 

 on dung ; very common. 



99 A. ^ROGiNosus. Curt. 1 — 3. 1 — 4. \ — %. 



Pileus fleshy, rather thin, convex, then expanded, yellowish but 

 often covered with blue slime, making it appear bluish green ; 

 gills pale purple brown ; stem fibrillose, scaly, bluish green. 

 Under favourable circumstances the pileus is dotted with 

 white warts, and in this state the plant is one of the most 

 beautiful of the Agarics. Very common in gardens, woods, and 

 pastures. 



Sul-genus HYPHOLOMA. 



03 A. suBLATEEiTius. Fr. Ep. 3 — 6. 2 — 5. \ — ^. 



Pileus when young downy, centre bright tawny red, margin 

 sulphur or citrine-yellow ; gills greenish sulphur ; stem often 

 becoming stained with red. Spores slightly gibbous, nucleated. 

 •00033. Tufted or solitary. A. lateritius. E.F. Woods, and 

 about stumps ; not uncommon. 



94 A. FASCiouLAKis. Hucls. 2 — 8. 1 — 9. 2 — 3 lines. 



Pileus at first oval, centre tawny, margin sulphur ; gills sul- 

 phur, soon assuming a gi-eenish tint, at length dingy olive ; 

 stem sulphur or gi-eeniih ; densely tufted. Spores slightly 

 gibbous, nucleated. •00035. Stumps, gateposts, roots of trees, 

 everywhere. The most common of all the Agarics. 



95 A. Lachrymabundus. Bull. 2 — '\. 2 — 4. \. 



Pileus fleshy, thickly filnillosc, dull reddish brown ; siibhygro- 

 phanous ; gills mingled grey and brown, at length very dark, 

 margin sometimes beaded with drops/ stem fi.'stulose, within 

 pale umber. Spores broadly fusiform, very dark. 0005. har- 

 dens, orchards, and hedges, common. 



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