160 FUNGUS-FLOEA. 



ocliraceous-tan with a distinct tinge of green hero and there ; 

 flesh very thin, greenish; gills adnexed, rather crowded,. 

 IJ line broad, pallid then brownish, margin pale; stem 

 11-2 in. long, 1 line thick, equal, flexuous, smooth, even, 

 with red and green tints, hollow; spores elliptical, brown, 

 13-14 X 6-7 ix. 



Agaricus (Nauforia) nasutus, Kalchbr., Cke., Hdbk., p. 376 ; 

 Cke., Illnstr., pi. 1172a. 



In swampy places imder trees. 



Gregarious. The present species was referred by Cooke to 

 Ag. nasutus, Kalchbrenner, an Australian fungus, from which, 

 however, it is perfectly distinct, neither is it referable to any 

 other known species. 



Naucoria scolecina. Pr. 



Pileus -J-| in. across, rather fleshy, campamilato-convex 

 then plane, ^aargin slightly striate ; ru8t3'-bay, paler towards 

 the margin ; gills adnate, rather distant, white with a flesh- 

 coloured tinge, then ferruginous, margin downy; stem 

 2-3 in. long, 1 line thick, equal, flexuous, reddish ferruginous, 

 sprinkled with white meal, hollow ; spores dark ferruginous 

 in the mass, elliptical, 10 x 6 /x. 



Agaricus (^Naucoria) scolecinus, Fries, Epicr., p. 194; Cke., 

 Hdbk., p. 177 ; Cke., Illustr., pi. 491b. 



On moist ground under alders, &c. 



Stem becoming fuscous at the base ; pileus ferruginous-bay, 

 margin paler, opaque ; gills broadest behind. 



Naucoria striaepes. Cooke. 



Caespitose, or gregarious. Pileus l-ll in. across, cam- 

 panulate, obtuse, then expanded and often more or less 

 gibbous, smooth, even, ochraceous; gills adnexed, rather 

 distant, 2-3 lines broad, tawny-cinnamon; stem 2-3 in. long, 

 2-3 lines thick, equal, straight or variously bent or flexuous, 

 hollow, white distinctly longitudinally striate ; spores 

 narrowly elliptical, 10-12 x 4 //,. 



Agaricus (Naucoria) striaepes, Cke., Grev., xiii. p. 60 ; Cke 

 Hdbk., p. 177 ; Cke., Illustr., pi. 478. 



Amongst grass on lawns, &c. 



Eeadily distinguished by the campanulate, ochraceous 

 ipileus and white, distinctly, striate stem. 



