416 FUNGUS-FLORA. 



The present species is allied to Agaricus augustus and Acj. 

 JiaemorrJioidarius, but is distinct from both in the elongated 

 stem being densely covered with large squarrose scales 

 below the ring. The flesh of the stem becomes brownish 

 when cut. 



Agaricus sagatus. Fr. 



Pileus l|-2 in. across, convex then almost plane, even, 

 glabrous, shining, pelliculose, reddish-brown, flesh white, 

 thin; gills free, ventricose, about \ in. broad, pinkish, then 

 umber with a tinge of purple ; stem about 2 in. long, about 

 ^ in. thick, slightly attenuated upwards or subequal, dis- 

 tinctly hollow, pale, ring almost median, spreading, per- 

 sistent ; spores purplish-umber, elliptical, 6 X 3-4 p.. 



Agaricus (Psalliota) sagatus, Fries, Syst. Myc. i. p. 282 ; 

 Cke., Hdbk., p. 196 ; Cke., Illustr., pi. 968. 



In grassy places under trees. Distinguished amongst 

 British species by its small size, bright reddish-brown or 

 fulvous, glabrous, shining, pelliculose pileus, and the slender, 

 hollow stem with the distant ring. 



Stem very hollow, consequently appears to be fragile 

 when compressed, 2 in. long, 3 lines thick, equal, glabrous, 

 yellowish ; ring distant, entire, persistent, white, pileus 

 fleshy, thin, convex then plane, at length revolute, obtuse, 

 2 in. broad, even, glabrous, subpelliculose, foxy-yellow, 

 flesh similarly coloured (?). Gills free, crowded, ventricose, 

 umber. Approaches Stropharia phaeosperma, from which it is 

 distinguished more especially by the free gills. (Fries.) 



Agaricus comptulus. Fr. (fig. 2, p. 351.) 

 Pileus 1-2 in. across, convex, then plane and with the 

 margin sometimes upturned, obtuse, with an adpressed silki- 

 ness or glabrous, white, flesh thin except at the disc, white ; 

 gills free, crowded, about 2 lines broad, broadest in front, 

 flesh-colour then rosy-brown ; stem about 2 in. high, 23 

 lines thick, slightly attenuated upwards, whitish, flocculose 

 in the centre at first, then hollow ; ring median, fugacious, 

 white then yellowish. 



Agaricus comptulus, Fries, Epicr., p. 215; Cke., Hdbk., p. 

 196 ; Cke., Illustr., pi. 533. 

 In grassy places. A very neat little species, although 



