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half gills. It is entirely white in its younger ftate, and turns to 

 a buff-colour by age, with a clufky purplim call. 



15. The final/ Mufljrome, ivith a ivhite nut ant head, ivhlte gills, and 

 a "white capillaceoTis pedicle (b), is frequent in woods, on the decayed 

 ftalks of plants, in autumn ; with the fmall white fpecies, ivith 

 a capillaceous pedicle of a finning purple (c). 



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1 6. The fmall, 'while, pellucid Mufhrome, 'with five rays from the 

 axis to the circumference, iiiftead of gills (d), is frequent in the bot- 

 toms of damp woods in winter, and after rains, on rotten flicks 

 and putrid leaves. I have often obferved it in the wood by the 

 brook below Tecket. 



17. Small, pellucid^ redd't/h-brown Auriculate Mujljrome, -with gills 

 of the fame colour (ej. In woods, not uncommon ; on the decayed 



(b) Fungus minimus totus albus, pileolo hemifphaerico utrinque ftriato, lamellis rafLribus. 

 Michel. Gen. PI. p. 166. n. 3. t. 80. f. u. Hall. Helv. p. 36. n. 8. Fungus parvus 

 candidiflimus lamellatus pediculo longo gracili. Rnj. Syn. iii. p. 9. n. 46. Buxlaum. 

 Cent. iv. p. 21. 1.32. f. 3. Fungus minimus albus umbilicatus firiatus. Paill. Bot. Par. 

 p. 71. n. 6. 



(c) Fungus pileolo candicante lamellis paucis, pediculo fufco fplendente. Vail. Bot. Par. 

 p. 69. n. 58. t. n. f. 21, 22, 23. Michel, p. 168. n. 5. Hall. Helv. p. 36. Fungus 

 caule nigro, capilhiri, Androfaces capitulo. Boccone. Mus. di Piante. p. 143. t. 108. Fun- 

 gus minimus adian hi aurei pidiculo, an Mithridaticus MENZELII. Sherard. Raj-. Hift. 

 iii. p. 19. Syn. iii. n. 49. Amanita minima mufcofa. Dill. Gi(T. p. 182. 



(d) Fungus minimus albus, pileolo hemifpha;rico in arborum caudicibus. Michel. Gen. 

 PI. p. 146. n. 34. t. 74. f. 7. Hall. Helv. p. 36. Fungus minimus candidus, abfque la- 

 mellis. Raj. Syn. iii. p. 12. n. 11. 



(e) Agarlco- fungus quercinus, tener, auricular!?, totus ex fufco rubefcens, lamellis cre- 

 berrimis Aguicum fquamo. r um, rufefceus, pediculo donatum, fubtus la- 



- oiellis denfis. Mubsl. Gen. PI, p. 123. n. 18. t. 65. f. 7. 



flumps 



