Kev. M. J. Berkeley and Mr. C. E. Broome on British Fungi. 373 



it increases, to determine with probable accuracy the distance 

 they were placed apart, and also the proportion they bore to the 

 central disk. 



[To be continued.] 



XLIV. — Notices of British Fungi. By the Rev, M. J. Berkeley, 

 M.A., F.L.S., and C. E. BiioaME, Esq. 



[Continued from vol. iii. 3rd Series, p. 37/.] 

 [Plates XIV. to XVII.] 



901. Agaricus (Lepiota) hispidus, Lasch. in Linn. 1829, 

 no. 407. 



Amongst pine-leaves. Apethorpe, Northampt., Aug. 20, 18G0. 

 Smell like that of Lactariiis theiogalus, approaching that of Ag. 

 cristatus. 



902. A. (Tricholoma) lonides, Bull. t. 533. f. 3. 



In open pastures, King's Clitfe, Aug. 22, 1860. Smell not 

 very decided, but pleasant ; rather like that oi Ladarius theio- 

 galus. 



Admitted formerly into the British list on the doubtful syno- 

 nym of Bolton. Our plant is precisely that of Bulliard. 



*^. (Volvaria) speciosus, Er. Syst. Myc. i. p. 278. A. speciosus 

 and A. gloiocephalus are united in the ' Outlines of British Fungo- 

 logy.' The latter is figured there ; and a good figure will be 

 found in the ' Gardeners' Chronicle ' for 1860. Both are united 

 in Letellier's plate. Mr. Currey has lately sent a fine specimen 

 of the former from Weybridge. 



903. A. (Clitopilus) cretatus, n. sp. Pusillus ; pileo membra- 

 naceo, demum umbilicato, dealbato nitido, margine involuto ; 

 stipite brevissimo tomentoso; lamellis decurrentibus angustis 

 roseis. 



On the naked soil in woods and pastures. Not uncommon. 



Single or gregarious. Pileus |-f inch across, at first convex, 

 then uinbilicate, of a dead-white, but shining, membranaceous, 

 not striate ; margin involute ; stem a few lines high, 1 line thick, 

 often curved at the base and sometimes thickened, tomentose 

 especially below, white ; gills pale pink, not broad, very decur- 

 rent. Mycelium white, floccose. 



Closely allied to A. pruaulus, but apparently constant. It 

 does not seem to have been noticed by any author. 



*J. (Nolanea) Babingtonii, Blox. MS. 



This rare species occurred in a wood at Colleyweston, Oct. 2, 

 1860, 



