258 THE JOURNAL OF BOTANY 
SOWERBY’S DRAWINGS OF FUNGI. 
By Worrsineron G. Smitu, F.L.S. 
(Concluded from p. 243.) 
284. Agaricus (Puoniora) squarrosus Mill. The originals are 
two very rough uncoloured outlines. On the back of one drawing 
is written : ‘‘ plenty at Wansted on old stubbed-up stumps in fascicles 
of 50 or more.’ 
285. Agaricus (HypHotoma) rascicutaris Huds. The original is 
only an uncoloured aia eaten but ee is a small coloured 
group of four individuals the drawi these are not on the 
plate. The example with the slate-coloared pileus at the bottom 
of the plate is a mere pencil outline on the original, but there is a 
second sheet on which this figure is seibated not, tis owever, slate- 
colour, as on the plate, but olive-brown ; the ‘lat ter is correct, the 
slate-colour is a mistake. On the second sheet is a large additional 
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one of nine, and one of about a dozen examples very lightly 
indicated. On the drawing with the olive- brown pileus is a note, 
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groups, one of twelve examples. This group, i named 
‘* fascicularis,’’ looks more like A. (Psilocybe) spadiceus 
288. Ponyporus oytisinus Berk. The original is care a slight 
pencil outline 
289. Potyporus uysBripus B. & Br. The original is an un- 
coloured pencil sketch; a second pencil drawing, of the same 
species, in a less developed ie. is on the sheet. 
290. Auricunaria MesENTERICA Fr. The original is partially 
coloured, the colouring very fine, but there are pas nei of 
ts than those eine on the p pabe latter are 
shown ie —_ a different kind of sendy rs the sane 
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a ne verdigris colour as the plate. There isa detail of the gills on 
the drawing and a note, “ stem and pileus hai 
804. Acaricus (Psatuiora) arvensis Schaeff. This is made up 
from two drawings ; ; the two small examples at the base are aga 
tions. There is another drawing of this species in the Mus 
805. Acaricus (Psauuiora) campzstais L, This is ee up —- 
two drawings, but the two infant stages are on neither drawing. 
the one on the right is engraved. - There is only one section on the 
plate, but four on the draw wings. One ne a the variety which 
