EDIBLE FUNGI. 



12, 



Agaricus rubescens (Brown Warty Agaric). 



Pileus convex, then expanded, cuticle brown, scattered 

 over with warts varying in size. Margin striate. Gills 

 white, reaching the stem, and forming very fine decurreut 



Fig. 34. Agaricus rubescens (Red-fleshed Mushroom). Woods, sum- 

 mer and autumn; colour, sienua-bro-.vji ; diameter, 4 to 10 inches. 



lines upon it. Ring entire, wide and marked with strise. 

 Stem often scaly, stuffed, becoming hollow ; when old, 

 bulbous. Yolva obliterated. The whole plant has a 

 tendency to turn a sienna-red, or rust colour. This is 



