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depicted upon the fifty-six fine plates. Some of these may be re- 
garded as new to the Italian flora, or very little known—for in- 
stance :— 
1. Amanita Vitont.—This fungus was found for the first time by 
Dr. Vitoni, of Pistoia, towards the latter end of the last century, and 
described by him in a memoir addressed to the Academy of Georgo- 
fili of Florence. Dr. Vitoni witnessed some dreadful cases of poison- 
ing occasioned by this fungus. Dr. Valenti-Serini regards it as a 
variety of Amanita bulbosa viridis, which has the laminz rosy, and 
which he arranges in a subsection named pseudo-Amanites. 
2. Amanita terrea.—Found by the author in 1839 ; also a pseudo- 
Amamnite. Regarded by Chellini as suspicious. 
3. Amanita fulva, which he has placed among the suspicious. 
4. Amamta cnerea.—Rejected by the peasants. 
5. Agaricus fulvaster, or Amanita Trompeia formosa.—To this 
handsome variety the 5th plate is dedicated. It may be a variety 
of Agaricus vaginatus. The peasants regard it as suspicious. 
6. Agaricus plumbeus or Amanita Terrachinia plumbea.—Of this 
also the author is uncertain whether it should be retained as a va- 
riety of Agaricus vaginatus. 
“ Mycologists in treating of Agaricus vaginatus have restricted it to 
two varieties—livida or plumbea and spadicea or fulva; and it is 
disputed which of these is good to eat. DeCandolle, Chevalier, 
Cordier, Descourtilz are of opinion that they are esculent without 
distinction; Persoon and Pico that they are deleterious and de- 
cidedly poisonous. The Italian mycologists, as Venturi and Vitta- 
dini, declare them to be innocent, and maintain that in the Bresciano 
they are commonly used. These last, who are of great weight with 
our author, recommend the adoption of those only of the variety 
having the leaden colour, and the rejection of those of nankeen 
colour, because this variety may be sometimes confounded with some 
variety of Agaricus pantherinus. The French say they are sold in 
the Marseilles market.” This is a good instance of the uncertainty 
which surrounds the safe discrimination of some species and varieties. 
7. Volvaria Corticelli.—Discovered by the author in May 1862, 
and believed to be a new species. It appears in plate 8 in all its 
aspects. Its disgusting odour has led him to suspect its qualities. 
It is very beautiful, and is dedicated to Prof. Alessandro Corticelli. 
8. Agaricus perlatus.—Found in 1862 by the author, and thought 
by him to be a variety of Agaricus pantherinus. 
9. Agaricus margaritiferus.—Found in the same place as the last. 
The author is inclined to regard this also as a variety of pantherinus, 
and on this ground deserving to be rejected. 
We shall be glad if this brief notice should draw the attention of 
English botanists to the writings of Dr. Valenti-Serini. 
