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its young state. I have seen grassy hillsides covered with it in 

 October. 



Agaricus (Mycena) corticolAj Bull. Bark Agaric. Small ; 

 pileus thin^ hemispherical, then umbilicate, striate; gills un- 

 cinato-decurrent ; stem minutely pulverulent, short, incurved. 



Trunks of trees, dead bark, etc. ; winter. 



Pileus 1-3 lines broad, hemispherical, generally obtuse, brown- 

 ish, cinereous, reddish, etc. etc. Gills subdecurrent, paler than 

 the pileus. Spores white. Stem |-1 inch high, incurved, mi- 

 nutely pulverulent, whitish. 



A pretty little species, common on trunks of living trees, on 

 rugged parts of the bark. It varies much in colour, but is ge- 

 nerally of a reddish-brown or cinereous hue. It is only to be 

 seen in perfection in moist weather, as it dries up and becomes 

 almost invisible in fine weather and sunshine. 



Agaricus (Clitopilus) prunulus, Scop. Monoeeron. Pileus 

 compact, flattish, white ; gills white, then flesh-coloured. 



Woods and pastures, June-Oct. ; common. 



Pileus 2-4 inches broad, subrepand, convex at first, at length 

 plane or subdepressed, white, shining, but minutely tomentose, 

 margin involute. Gill narrow, decurrent, more or less forked. 

 Spores pale rose-coloured. 'Stem short, white, solid, thickest at 

 the base, and downy. 



Not uncommon in grassy woods. Smell strong, like that of 

 fresh meal. Edible, and much esteemed on the Continent, but 

 it rarely occurs here in sufficient abundance to render it an 

 article of food. 



Agaricus (Pholiota) squarrosus, Miill. Sguarrose Agaric. 

 Csespitose ; pileus fleshy, dry, bright ferruginous- safirou ; scales 

 close, revolute ; gills pallid-olive, then ferruginous ; stem squar- 

 rose, attenuated below. 



On stumps of trees, Aug.-Dec. ; not uncommon. 



Densely tufted. Pileus 2-5 inches broad, firm, convex, ex- 

 panded, obtusely umbonate, yellow, clothed with rich-brownish 

 scales. Gills rounded behind, and adnate or subdecurrent. Spores 

 ferruginous. Stem 3-7 inches high, ^-1 inch tliick, at first pale 

 then croceo-ferruginous, solid, equal or attenuated at the base, 

 covered with reflexed scales (as in the pileus) below the ring, 

 above the ring pale-yellow and smooth. Ring near the top of 

 the stem, reddish- brown externally. 



