Report of the Botanist. 101 



101. AgARICUS SOLIDIPES 11. 679. 



Pileiis firm, at first liemisplierical, tlien subcampanulate or 

 convex, smootli, wliitish, the cuticle at length breaking up 

 into dingy-yellowish, rather large, angular scales ; lamellae 

 broad, slightly attached, whitish, becoming black ; stipe firm, 

 smooth, white, solid, slightly striate at the top ; spores very 

 black with a bluish tint. 



Height 5-8', breadth of pileus 2-3', stipe 2"-4" thick. 



Dung heaps. West Albany. June. 



A large species, remarkable for its solid stem. The scales 

 on the pileus are larger on the disk, becoming smaller toward 

 the margin. The upper part of the stipe is sometimes beaded 

 with drops of moisture. (Plate 4, figs. 1-5.) 



102. Agaricus Fimicola Fr. 



Pileus subcampanulate or convex, smooth, moist, i)ale 

 grayish-brown tinted with ochre, girt with a narrow darker 

 marginal band ; lamella broad, attached, becoming blackish 

 with a grayish-purple tinge ; stipe hollow, pallid, pruinose 

 above. 



Height 2'- 4', breadth of pileus 10"- 18". 



Dung heaps. West Albany. June. 



The plant is sometimes csespitose. The pileus is often darker 

 on the disk and sometimes spotted or scaly there. The mar- 

 ginal zone is more distinct in young and moist specimens, 

 becoming obsolete or even disappearing in old or dry ones. 



103. Agaricus retirugis BatscJi. 



Pileus at first subglobose, at length hemispherical and 

 broadly subumbonate, reticulate-veined, grayish-white, the 

 margin subfringed with the appendiculate veil ; lamellae broad, 

 attached, becoming grayish-black ; stipe long, firm, hollow, 

 pruinose, pinkish-tinged. 



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



Pastures. Knowersville. September. 



104. Agaricus papilio:n'aceus Bull. 



Pileus subhemispherical, sometimes subumbonate, smooth, 

 or with the cuticle breaking up into scales, whitish-gray, often 

 tinged with yellow ; lamellae very broad, attached, becoming 

 black ; stipe slender, firm, hollow, pruinose above, whitish, 

 sometimes tinged with red or yellow, slightly striate at the top 

 and generally stained by the spores. 



Height 8'- 5', breadth of pileus 6"- 18". 



On dung and rich soil. Common. May and June. 



