244 FUNGUS-FLORA. 



Agaricus (Lepiota} microplwlis, Berk, and Broome, Journ. 

 Linn. Soc., vol. xi. p. 505; Cke., Hdbk., p. 362; Cke., 

 Illustr., pi. 943B. 



On cocoa-nut fibre in a stove. 



First described from Ceylon specimens, and probably in- 

 troduced into this country. 



Lepiota citrophylla. B. & Br. 



Pileus up to | in. across, flesh thin ; convex then expanded, 

 obtuse or broadly umbonate, at length depressed, lemon- 

 yellow, clad with rufous scales; gills free or slightly 

 adnexed, rounded behind or attenuated, lemon-yellow ; stem 

 1-1 \ in. long, 1-1 J line thick, equal, squamulose, lemon- 

 yellow, stuffed then hollow ; ring almost obsolete ; spores- 

 elliptical, 7-8 x 4 /*. 



Agaricus (Lepiota} citropliyllus, Berk. & Broome, Linn. 

 Journ., vol. xi. p. 509 ; Cke., Hdbk., p. 362 ; Cke., Illustr.* 

 pi. 639. 



On the ground. 



Somewhat resembling L. amiantJiina, but distinguished by 

 the free or only very slightly adiiexed gills and the white 

 flesh. 



III. ANNUL03L 



Lepiota Vittadinii. Fr. 



Pileus 3-4 in. across, flesh 4-6 lines thick at the disc r 

 lecoming very thin at the margin, white; convex then 

 plane, obtuse, or gibbous, densely covered with small, erect, 

 Vart-like scales, altogether whitish; gills free but rather 

 close to the stem, 3-4 lines broad, rounded in front, thickish, 

 ventricose, with a greenish tinge ; stem 2|-3J in. long, up 

 to |- in. thick, cylindrical, with numerous concentric rings of 

 squarrose scales, up to the superior, large ring ; whitish, or 

 the edges of the scales often tipped with red, solid. 



Agaricus (Lepiota} Vittadinii, Fries, Epicr., p. 16 ; Cke.,, 

 Hdbk., p. 15 ; Cke., Illustr., pi. 36 (after Krombholz). 



In pastures, &c. 



Intermediate between Lepiota and Amanita. (Fries.) 



Differs from L. nympharum in the solid stem and superior 

 ring. 



