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" Ah, you are used to devour your Bokti alone, in the face 

 of your invited guests ; eat then, the Boletus which Claudius 



ate!" 



"Die mihi, quis furor est? Turba spectante vocata, 

 Solus boletos, Casciliane, voras. 

 Quid dignum tanto tibi ventri, gulaque precabor ? 

 Boletum, qualem Claudius edit, edas."* 



The best known and most valuable species of Agarici may 

 be briefly enumerated : 



Agaricus campestris, or Common Mushroom, found in nearly 

 all temperate regions : pileus convex, and white, with a tinge 

 of brown ; thick set on the under side with dark brown gills ; 

 stem firm and fleshy, and surrounded by a white membranous 

 ring. 



Agaricus Casareus, or Imperial Mushroom, the Kaiser ling of 

 the Germans, already described. 



Agaricus deliciosus, or Orange-milked Agaric, found in coverts 

 of fir and juniper; pileus viscid, orange, and upwards of four 

 inches broad ; gills and juice of a fine orange colour. 



Agarictis procerus, or Parasol Mushroom, found in the shade 

 of trees, on meadows with a sandy soil ; stem from eight to 

 twelve inches high, with a thick spongy ring; pileus bell- 

 shaped, and covered with brown scales. 



Agaricus Virgineus, or White Field Agaric, found in rich moist 

 * Martial, "Epigram.," i. 21. 



