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-Aureola, K., is a British plant, and has been exhibited at South 
Kensington as a mere yellow-topped variety of .4. muscarius, L 
Plate 1.—Fig A. (Am./) cygnea, Sch. if dict one of the many 
varieties of A. seigihains Bull, is an unpleasantly near ally ; according 
to the measurements given the latter plant has spores somewhat 
longer than -4. cygnea. 
Pl. 2. —Fig. 1. A. (Lepiota) nympharum, Kalchbr. This plant is 
one of the set coming close to A. excoriatus, Scheeff., and as there is 
every intermediate form between the latter plant and 4. rachodes, Vitt., 
and 4. procerus, Scop., of which we have no doubt 4. nympharwm, 
K., to be one, * imagine little is gained by elevating it to the dignity 
of ¢ a species. The spores are said to be “ sate hae which is indefinite, 
-and we take the plant itself to be the same type. 
(Lep.) Schulzeri, Fr. On the plate this is 
given as Fries’s species, but in the letterpress Kalchbrenner’s. It is 
closely allied to A. enamel Fr., but is probably atin though 
the spores are the sam Pa! find the latter plant with a hollow stem 
as in A. Schulzeri, ack ries describes it as solid. 
; Pl. Teiche oma) naoreophas Sch. This has been pub- 
lished as a » Butish plant, 8 says it has een previously pub- 
lished by Lasch, No. We (See » sea 8? 8), p- 396.) 
PL 3. A —A. (Tr.) psammopus, Kale ae ally of A. 
be a orm. 
Pl. 4. Fig. 2.—4. (7Zr.) Centurio, Kalch. This is probably the 
fleshy, dark-tapped variety of A. grammopodius, Bull. 
Pl.5. A. (Zr) pemnioner Kalo strongly reminds one of A. 
” Fig. 4.— A. ( Coll.) ancidus, 
The first is a rare species, with which we are unacquainted, and 
the latter is a very common one; me} two others are interestin 
a8 coming very close to A. plexipes, Fr Tey 
P7, Fis. 1.--A. (Hycons) oassclies, Kalch. Too close to 4. 
purus, 
Pl. 7. Fig. 2 “as Omphalia) eyanophyllus, F 
Pl.7. Fig. 3 a (Onp) iy Fr. ih the descriptions 
ee Sch., allied to .A. (PI) 
Fig. 1.—A. (Pleurot dus, Se : 
Bal (Pleurotus) sapidus, 
PL. 9g. 
i. ha like a 1 Bolbitius, or still m Legg peo wd spe 
be 
in Agaricus was pointed ou’ abe described by the writer: 
tnd the Ble er Chameota, in ‘Journal of Botany,” 
