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in fascicles or bundles, belongs to the sub-genus 

 Hypholoma. 



The next sub-genus, Psilocybe, is sometimes without 

 a veil, and when present it is not in the form of a ring, 

 which also characterizes the succeeding sub-genus, from 

 which this may be known by the pileus having its 

 margin at first curved inwards ; whilst in Psathyra 

 the margin is at first straight. 



The last series of true Agarics, in which the spores 

 are black (Coprinarii), is a small one with but two 

 sub-genera, Panceolus and P saihyrella. In the former 

 the veil is interwoven, the pileus is inclined to be 

 fleshy, with the margin extending beyond the gills. 

 In the latter the veil is not interwoven, and the pileus 

 is thin, with its margin not extending beyond the gills. 

 The members of the first sub-genus are found on dung, 

 and of the last under hedges. They are all so small, 

 that no one would think of committing them to the 

 charge of the cook for the sake of experiment. 



PSEUDO-AGARICS. 



CLOSELY associated with the last sub-genus of the 

 genus Agaricus, and agreeing therewith in some points, 

 is the genus Coprinus, which differs mainly in the deli- 

 quescent character of its membrane-like gills. The spores 

 are black, as in Coprinarius ; therefore it is to the melting 

 or deliquescing gills that the attention must be directed. 



In almost every rich pasture, and often in gardens, 



