248 FUNGUS-FLOKA. 



This species, which appears quite distinct, approaches 

 L. granulosa on one side, and L. acutesquamosa on the other, 

 but is nearer to the latter than the former. The spores of 

 L. granulosa are slightly larger, those of L. acutesquamosa 

 are rather longer, and at the same time narrower. (B. & Br.). 



Lepiota carcharias. Pers. 



Smell strong, unpleasant ; taste bitter. Pileus f-liy in. 

 across, flesh rather thin, white ; convex then almost plane, 

 more or less umbonate, granulose, pale flesh-colour or 

 yellowish-pink, sometimes whitish; gills adnexed, about 

 14- line broad, clear white, rather crowded; stem about 

 \\ in. long, l|-2 lines thick, slightly thickened at the base, 

 granulose and coloured like the pileus up to the ring, pale 

 and smooth above, stuffed then hollow. 



Agaricus carcharias, Pers., Syn., p. 263; Cke., Hdbk., 

 p. 15; Cke., Illustr., pi. 42. 



On the ground, often under fir.*. 



Distinguished from allied forms by the strong smell and 

 bitter taste. 



Lepiota granulosa. Batsch. 



Pileus |-1 in. across, flesh thin except at the disc, with a 

 reddish tinge ; convex then expanded obtusely umbonate, 

 granulosely scurfy, rusty or brownish, sometimes nearly 

 white, often wrinkled, hoary and pallid when dry, margin 

 often fringed with fragments of the veil; gills slightly 

 adnexed, crowded, 1J-2 lines broad, white; stem 1-21 in. 

 long, 2 lines thick, almost equal, floccosely squamulose'and 

 coloured like the pileus up to the ring, smooth and pale 

 above, stuffed then hollow. 



Agaricus granulosus, Batsch, t. 6,f. 24; Cke., Illustr., pi. 18; 

 Cke., Hdbk., p. 16. 



Woods, heaths, &c. 



Somewhat gregarious. Distinguished from L. cinnabarina 

 by the adnexed gills and the pileus becoming pale. L. 

 carcJiaria differs in the strong smell. L. amianthina is sepa- 

 rated by the adnate gills and yellow flesh, especially that of 

 the stem. 



Subgregarious. Pileus |-1 in. broad, in general dull 

 reddish-yellow, but occasionally ferruginous, pink, ver- 

 milion or white, fleshy in the centre, at first convex, or 



