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ochraceous- tan with a distinct tinge of green here and there ; 

 iiesh very thin, greenish; gills adnexed, rather crowded, 

 1| line broad, pallid then brownish, margin pale; stem 

 Ij 2 in. long, 1 line thick, equal, flexuous, smooth, even, 

 with red and green tints, hollow; spores elliptical, brown, 

 13-14 x 6-7 fji. 



Agaricus (Naucoria') nasutus, Kalchbr., Cke., Hdbk., p. 376; 

 ke., Illustr., pi. 1172A. 



In swampy places under trees. 



Gregarious. The present species was referred by Cooke to 

 Ag. nasutus, Kalchbrenner, an Australian fungus, from which, 

 however, it is perfectly distinct, neither is it referable to any 

 other known species. 



Naucoria scolecina. Fr. 



Pileus |-f in. across, rather fleshy, campanulato-convex 

 then plane, margin slightly striate ; rusty-bay, paler towards 

 tiie margin ; gills adnate, rather distant, white with a flesh- 

 coloured tinge, then ferruginous, margin downy; stem 

 2-3 in. long, 1 line thick, equal, flexuous, reddish ferruginous, 

 sprinkled with white meal, hollow ; spores dark ferruginous 

 in the mass, elliptical, 10 x 6 p.. 



Agaricus (Naucoria} scolecinus, Fries, Epicr., p. 194; Cke., 

 Hdbk., p. 177 ; Cke., Illustr., pi. 491B. 



On moist ground under alders, &c. 



Stem becoming fuscous at the base ; pileus ferruginous-bay, 

 margin paler, opaque ; gills broadest behind. 



Naucoria striaepes. Cooke. 



Caespitose, or gregarious. Pileus 1-lJ in. across, cam- 

 panulate, obtuse, then expanded and often more or less 

 gibbous, smooth, even, ochraceous ; gills adnexed, rather 

 distant, 23 lines broad, tawny-cinnamon; stem 23 in. long, 

 23 lines thick, equal, straight or variously bent or flexuous, 

 hollow, white distinctly longitudinally striate ; spores 

 narrowly elliptical, 10-12 x 4 //,. 



Agaricus (Naucoria'} striaepes, Cke., Grev., xiii. p. 60 ; Cke., 

 Hdbk., p. 177 ; Cke., Illustr., pi. 478. 



Amongst grass on lawns, &c. 



Eeadily distinguished by the campanulate, ochraceous 

 pileus and white, distinctly striate stem. 



