336 VARIETIES OF AGARICS, 



pastures ; pileus whitish, and convex ; gills of a light chocolate 

 shade ; stem nearly two inches broad. 



Agaricus eburneits, or Ivory Mushroom, found in beech woods ; 

 grayish-yellow pileus ; broad gills ; stem long and scaly. 



Agaricus Georgii, St George's Agaric, or Whitecaps, found in 

 moist pastures, and in the shelter of old barns, farmhouses, and 

 churches ; flesh yellow ; gills yellowish-white ; pileus twelve to 

 eighteen inches broad ; the least valuable of British species of 

 agaric, but useful in ketchup-making. 



Agaricus oreades, Fairy-ring Mushroom, or Scotch bonnets, 

 found in meadows, where it grows in circles known as " fairy 

 rings ;" pileus seldom exceeds an inch in diameter; stem 

 solid, tough, and fibrous, with a boss or umbo in the centre, of 

 a light brown colour the flesh white, and of a pleasant odour. 



Agaricus odorus, Anise Mushroom, or Sweet-scented Agaric; 

 pileus slightly convex, about three inches broad, and with pale 

 gills ; the scent like that of anise ; stem strong, fleshy, but 

 not very tall. 



Agaricus formosus, or Smoky Mushroom ; so called from the 

 colour of the upper surface of the pileus ; the stalk and gills of 

 a pale yellow ; grows in fir woods. 



Agaricus primulus, or Mousseron, grows in woods and pas- 



