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Agaricus (Myeena) crocatus. Fries, Epicr., p. 115; Cte., 

 Hdtk, p. 87 ; Cke., Illustr., pi. 163b. 



Among fallen teech leaves, &c. 



Inodorous. Distinguished from If. chelidonia by the large 

 amount of deep saffron-red juice in the stem, especially in 

 the rooting portion, and the absence of smell. 



Myeena sanguinolenta. A. & S. 



PUeus up to J in. across, very thin, campanulate then 

 convex, striate, reddish-brown ; gills adnexed, rather narrow, 

 reddish, margin dark purplish-red; stem 1^2 in. long, 

 slender, base downy, containing a pale reddish juice. 



Agaricus sanguinolentus. Alb. & Schw., p. 196 ; Cke., Hdbk., 

 p. 87; Cke., Ulustr., p. 163a. 



Among damp leaves, moss, &c. 



Our only species with red juice in the stem that has a 

 dark edge to the gills. 



Myeena cnienta. Fr. 



Pilens up to tt in. across, very thin ; conico-campanulate, 

 striate, margin quite entire, reddish -brown, becoming pale ; 

 gills adnate, narrow, whitish, margin not darker ; stem 

 2-3 in. long, slender, equal, straight, glabrous, with a 

 downy rooting base, containing a dark red juice. 



Agaricus cruentus. Fries, Syst. Myc, i. p. 149; Cke., Hdbk., 

 p. 87; Cke., Illustr., pi. 162b. 



In fir woods, on cones, &c. ; also on the ground. 



Fries says this specits grows singly, Cooke's figure repre- 

 sents it as tufted. 



Intermediate between M. Tiaematopa and M. sanguinolenta. 

 Stem fistulose, 2-3 in. long, not a line thick but rather firm , 

 straight, even, glabrous, never downy, paler than the pileus, 

 Avith a downy rooting base, exuding a dark red liquid when 

 broken. Pileus submembranaceous, conicdl then campanulate, 

 obtuse, striate, glabrous, 3-5 lines broad, bay or reddish- 

 brown, margin quite entire ; gills entirely adnate, crowded, 

 linear, whitish, margin quite entire, the same colour as tho 

 Test of the gill. (Fries.) 



On fir-cones. Pileus conic, obtuse, striate ; margin in- 

 flexed, entire ; substance at first rather thick in proportion. 

 Stem rigid, smooth, full of red juice, strigose at the base 



