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80. Agakicus ovalis Fr. 



Pileus thin, submembranaceous, conical or bell-shaj)ed, 

 obtuse, smooth, brownish-ferruginous and obscurely striatulate 

 when moist, dark ferruginous when dry ; lamellae broad, 

 subventricose, nearly free, ferruginous ; stipe slender, nearly 

 straight, slightly striate, subconcolorous. 



Height 3-4', breadth of the pileus 6"- 12". 



In a j)ine grove. West Albany, June. 



This is A. campanulatus Bull, in the Epicrisis of Fries, p. 

 205. The cuticle of the pileus sometimes cracks and scales off 

 in irregular patches. 



81. Agakicus tener Schceff. 



Pileus submembranaceous, oval or obtusely conical, some- 

 times campanulate, smooth, watery, tawny and striatulate 

 when moist, yellowish-white when dry ; lamellae close, quite 

 broad, slightly attached, cinnamon- color ; stipe slender, 

 smooth, colored like the pileus. 



Height 2-3', breadth of pileus 4"-8". 



On dung, manured ground and in rich pastures. West 

 Albany and North Elba. June -October. 



*82. Agaricus Spiiagis^orum Pers. 



Pileus thin, fleshy, fragile, broadly conical or convex, then 

 expanded, generally with a small umbo, striatulate on the 

 margin, pale watery cinnamon, becoming ochraceous-j^ellow 

 when dry ; lamellae broad, attached, dull cinnamon-color ; 

 stipe long, fragile, flexuous or straight, subconcolorous, silky 

 fibrillose, whitish-villous at the base. 



Height 4'-6', breadth of pileus 6"-12". 



In peat marshes, among Sphagnum. Sandlake. June- 

 September. 



Fries considers tliis a variety of the next species. It appears 

 to me to be quite distinct. 



83. Agaricus Hypnorum Batsch. 



Pileus submembranaceous, obtusely conical, hemispherical 

 or convex, with or without a small papilla at the apex, ferru- 

 ginous-yellow and marginally striatulate when moist, yel- 

 low and substriate when dry ; lamellae broad, attached, pale 

 cinnamon-color ; stipe long, slender, subconcolorous. 



Height 2'- 4', breadth of pileus 3"- 5". 



Mossy places in woods. North Elba. August. 



