440 FUNGUS-FLOliA. 



Pileus 1-2 in. broad, convex, then plano-convex, minutely- 

 dimpled, dirty-white, very rarely slightly zoned, when dry 

 nearly -white ; margin thin and transparent, turned in when 

 yoiing and minutely tomentose. Gills very broad, decurrent; 

 distinct, not pure -white. Stem 2-3 in. high, 2-3 lines thick, 

 attenuated upwards, minutely iibrillose, villous at the base, 

 sometimes pruinose above. Odour very agreeable, like that 

 of aniseed. (Berk.) 



Clitocybe augustissima. Fr. 



Pileus about 2 in. across, even, glabrous, watery-white, 

 shining white when dry ; plane tlien depressed, not um- 

 bilicate, margin spreading, minutely striate when adult; 

 flesh very thin but firm ; gills rather decurrent, very much 

 crowded, thin, narrow, white ; stem about 2 in. long, 1-2 

 lines thick, often curved and flexuous, white, base downy, 

 apex naked, stuffed, fibrous within ; spores elliptical, 

 5 X 3 /x. 



Agarieus (Clitocyhe) augustissimus, Fries, Hym. Eur., p. 105 ; 

 Cke., Hdbk., p. 60; Cke., Illustr., pi. 125. 



In woods, &c. 



Closely resembling C. fragrans, but inodorous, and a clearer 

 white. Less watery than its allies. (Fries.) 



Clitocybe obsoletus. Batsch. 



Smell spicy, but weak. Pileus about 1 in. across, rather 

 fleshy ; convex then plane or slightly depressed, sometimes 

 papillate, even, glabrous, hygrophanous, pallid or pale pinky- 

 tan, whitish when dry ; gills obtuse behind, adnately decur- 

 rent, sometimes almost rounded behind, broad, crowded, 

 ■whitish ; stem about 1 in. long, Ij lino thick, whitish, elastic, 

 hollow. 



Agarieus obsoletus, Batsch, f. 103 ; Cke., Hdbk., p. 60 ; Cke., 

 lUustr., pi. 233. 



Among grass and leaves. 



Exactly intermediate between C fragrans and C. metaehroa. 

 Smell pleasant, resembling aniseed, but not strong. Stem 

 straight, apex pruinose, base often downy. Pileus somewhat 

 nmbonate when young, yellowish- white when dry; pallid, 

 livid or pinky-tan when moist. (Fries.) 



Just the plant of Batsch, but the odour varying from that 



