992 
CRYPTOGAMIA. 
Class XXIV. 
15815 gil'vus Pers. cinnamon-coL gigantic 
A. pileolarius Sowerb. 
15816 flaccidus Sowerb. flaccid pretty 
15817 gibbus Pers. 
15818 turfosus Sowerb. 
15819 diatretus Fries 
gibbous 
turfy 
perforated 
fragrant 
scentless 
tough 
3 au. no. Dl.Y among moss. Grev. crypt. 1, 41 
Sep. oc. W 
oct. Br 
nov. Br 
sep.no. Pk 
woods 
plains 
turf 
woods 
Bolton, 1. 185 
Bulliard, t. 573. 
Sowerby, t. 210 
15820 nebujaris Batsch 
A. cdseus With. 
15821 turgidus Grev. 
clouded gregarious 3 sep. oc. Ciner. heaths Bolton, t. 40. mollis 
turgid solitary 2 aut. Sooty dry woods Grev. crypt, t. 9 
15822 vlridis Wither. green slender 
15823 od6rus Bull. anise- scented eatable 
15824 candicans Pers. hoary shaggy 
15825 dealbatus F^-ies whitened gregarious 
A. agrestis Wither. A variety. 
15826 grammopodius Dec. stinking shaggy 
15827 millus Sowerb. Dog's-coUar depressed 
15828 inornatus Sowerb. neat pretty 
15829 fimbriatus Bolton fringed gregarious 
Bolton, 1. 12. cceruleus 
Grev. crypt. 1. 28 
2i aug. G woods 
3 au. no. Ciner. woods 
li au. no. W dead leaves Bolton, t. 17 
§ au. no. Wsh meadows Sowerby, 1. 123. y 
3 oct. W grassy grov. SiOwer.t.lSl.graveolens 
3 Jan. Brsh woods Sowerby, t. 184 
2 aut. Liv G upon earth Sowerby, t. 342 
1 au.sep. Wsh rotten wood Bolton, t. 61 
15830 lignatilis Fi-ies wood irregular 
15831 adhaesivus Wither, sticking irregular 
15832 cedematopus Schceff. fusiform tufted 
|S coralloldes Dicks, coralloid tufted 
15833 obesus Wither. squat tufi,ed 
15834 opacus Wither. opaque cracking 
15835 pistillaris Wither, pistillary crooked 
15836 camarophyllusF?-2es arched brittle 
15837 pratensis Pers. meadow eatable 
A.fulvus Wither. 
/3 clavceformis With, clavate eatable 
y ericeus With. heathy eatable 
15838 virgineus Wulfen virgin-white eatable 
2 au.dec. Wsh rotten wood 
3 sept. W.Br plantations 
2 sp. aut. Ruf. woods SchsefE t. 2.')9 
2 sp. aut. Ruf hollow t ees Battarra, t. IX. f. I? 
1| aug. W.Br pastures 
2 ap.sep. W among grass Sowerby, 1. 142 
I aug. Wsh among grass 
4 au. oc. Sooty damp woods Sowerby, 1. 172. elixi 
1| au. no. Ysh way sides Grev. crypt. 2. 91 
1| au. no. W way sides 
li sep.no. W heaths 
2 sep.no. W heaths 
Schaeff t. 307 
Bull. t. 467. ericetosus 
Grev. crypt. 3. 166 
15839 psittacinus Schceff. parrot-colored pretty 
15840 ceraceus Sowerb. waxen 
15841 conicus Schceff. 
15842 puniceus Fries 
15843 coccineus Pers. 
conical 
crimson 
scarlet 
watery 
beautiful 
beautiful 
2 oc. no. Gsh.Y meadows 
gregarious 2^ au. no. Y 
4 my. oc. Ysh 
3 au. oc. Or.R 
2 au. oc. Sc 
pastures 
Grev. crypt. 2. 74 
Sowerby, t. 20 
meadows Sow. t.381. aurantincus 
among grass Bull. t. 202. coccineus 
meadows Sowerby, t. 381 
15844 baccatus Scop. varnished 
^ amethystinus Huds. amethystine 
15845 ovinus Bull. 
15846 sulphureus Bull. 
15847 t6rtilis Bolton 
15848 ovalis With. 
sheep 
sulphureous 
twisted 
oval 
handsome 
handsome 
mild 
foetid 
distorted 
satiny 
2 jn. nov. Ros.R on earth Sower, t. 208. /ar2Hficews 
2 jn.nov. Viol, shady places Sowerby, t. 187 
2 au. oc. Brsh meadows Bulliard, t. 580 
4 sep. oc. Test, trees&woods Sowerby, t. 44 
15823 
i aut. Br 
2i sep.oc. R.Br 
15825 
gard. mould Bolton, t. 41 
tir woods 
15826. 
15832 
15834 
History, Use, Propagation, Culture, 
them almost the appearance of being fixed, watery, brownish-white, two or four in a set, the small ones 
very minute, and the large ones sometimes splitting at the outer end ; not numerous, rather broad for the 
size of the plant, frequently connected to the pileus by ligaments; pileus pale, bufFy-brown, convex, irregular, 
with a sudden depression of the border at some distance from the centre, often giving the appearance of a large 
rounded boss in the middle ; central color generally deeper ; from one to one and three-quarters inch over ; 
and the edge turning up with age : stem solid, white, changing to watery-brown, cylindrical, but thicker and 
flattened just under the pileus, very tough, mostly crooked, twisted when dry, rarely central, one and half inch 
high, and thick as a crow-quill. This is the twenty-seventh fungus of Ray's Synopsis, ed. 3. p. 6. ; A. pratensis 
of Hudson, and coriaceus of Lightfoot. There are two varieties ; one with cream-colored gills, buff pileus, and 
mealy stem ; and another with yellow-brown, more fleshy, and more regularly convex pileus, found in groves, 
Mr. Woodward says, that this species has a much liigher flavor than the common mushroom, but he suggests, 
