EDIBLE FUNGI. 



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Agaricus procerus (tne Parasol Agaric). 



Pileus fleshy, ovate when young, then campanulate, 

 and afterwards expanded and uinbonate (blunt pointed ), 

 from three to seven inches across. Cuticle more or less 

 brown, entire over the umbo, but torn into patches, or 



Fig. 31. Agaricus procerus (Scaly Mushroom). Pastures, &c., in 

 autumn ; colour, pale brownish buff; diameter, 5 to 12 inches. 



scales which become more and more separated as they 

 approach the margin. Flesh white. Gills unconnected 

 with the stem, fixed to a collar on the pileus surrounding 

 its too. Ring persistent, loose on the stem. Stem six 

 or eight inches high, tapering upwards from a pear-like 



