340 AGARICUS. 



On dung. Apethorpe. Sept. 



Name <j>d\\aiva, a moth. Moth Agaric. From its likeness to A. papilion- 

 aceus. Fr, Hym. Eur. p. 310. Monogr. i. p. 445. Berk. Out, p. 175. C. 

 Hbk. n. 440. Bull. t. 58. Paul. t. 121. /. i. 



** Piletis moist, when dry somewhat flocculose. 



764. A. retirugis Fr. Pileus flesh-tan-colour, slightly fleshy, 

 globose then hemispherical, somewhat umbonate, reticulated with 

 raised ribs, atomate, opaque, appendiculate with the torn veil. 

 Stem equal, pruinose, flesh-colour becoming purple. Gills ad- 

 fixed, ascending, cinereous-blackish. 



It has entirely the appearance of A. corrugis. 

 On dung. Uncommon. Aug.-Nov. 



Spores elliptical, shortly fusiform, 20 mk. Q.; i6xiimk. W.G.S. Name 

 rete, a net; ruga, a wrinkle. With network of wrinkles. Fr. Hym. Eur. p. 

 310. Berk. Out. p. 175. C. Hbk. n. 441. S. Mycol. Scot. n. 412. A. car- 

 bonarius Batsch f. 91. 



765. A. sphinctrinus Fr. Pileus 2.5 cent, (i in.) high, fulig- 

 inous or fuliginous-grey when moist, livid when dry, hygrophan- 

 ous, slightly fleshy, parabolic then campanulate, never expanded, 

 obtuse, never viscous, always opaqtie, but moist in rainy weather, 

 somewhat silky when dry. Stem 5-7.5 cent. (2-3 in.) long, 2 mm. 

 (i lin.) thick, fistulose, tense and straight, equal, fragile, smooth, 



fuliginous-grey, even at the apex, pruinose. Veil appendiculate 

 round the margin of the pileus, fugacious, white. Gills adnate, 

 ascending, crowded, cinereous-blackish, the edge of the same 

 colour. 



Sometimes and when in fullest vigour, the pileus is covered with fibrils, 

 chiefly round the margin. There is a very small variety with the stem 2.5 

 cent, (i in.) long, and linear gills. Buxb. C. v. /. 48. /. 2. 



On dung. Glamis, 1876. Oct. 



Name 0-<f>iyKT>jp, a band, a muscle which remains naturally in a state of con- 

 traction. From its never becoming expanded. Fr. Monogr. i. p. 445. 

 Hym. Eur. p. 311. B. & Br. n. 1662. 8. Mycol. Scot, n, 413. Quel. t. 8. 

 /. 5 (slender form). Batt. t. 27. L. 



*** Pileus dry, smooth, slightly shining, not zoned. 



766. A. campanulatus Linn. Pileus 1-2.5 cent. (%-i in.) high 

 and broad, fuscous-fuliginous^ rufe scent when dry, slightly fleshy, 

 campanulate at length convex, often umbonate, continuous (not 

 cracked), dry, even, somewhat shining. Stem commonly 7.5 cent. 

 (3 in.) long, 2-4 mm. (1-2 lin.) thick, fistulose, tense and straight, 



