1004 
CRYPTOGAMIA. 
Glass XXIV. 
1001-4 Georgii Sowcrby St. George's eatable 
16015 prse'cox Pers. 
early 
(} appendiculdtus Sow. appendaged 
y delicatus With. delicate 
16016 semlglobatusi?af5cA half-rounded 
16017 squamosus Pers. scaly 
16018 versicolor With. changeable-col. 
16019 aerugin6sus Fl.lond. verdigrease 
16020 litt6reus With. sea-shore 
\ 32. Hypholo'ma. Fries. 
16021 lachrymabdndusSotu. weeping 
16022 later'itius SchcfjS^ 
16023 fascicularis Huds. 
^ 33. PSILO'CYBE. 
16024 niyos6tis Fries. 
16025 stercorarius Schum. 
adndtus Hudson 
16026 ericaj'us Pers. 
16027 fusco-purpureus Wi. 
16028 callosus Fries 
(3 vdrius Bolton 
\ 34. Psathy'ra. 
16029 stipatus Pers. 
16030 tentaculum Sower. 
one-sided 
bundled 
Fries. 
olive 
adnata 
heath 
brown-purple 
callous 
various 
Fries. 
stalked 
slender 
16031 cuspidatus Bolton cuspidate 
\ 35. Coprina'rius. Fries. 
16032 semiovatus Sovuerby half-ovate 
corondtus With. 
16033 fimiputris Bull. shield-headed 
16034 papilionaceus Bull, butterfly 
16035 Boltoni Pers. Bolton's 
16036 titubans Bull. 
16037 papyraceus Pers. papery 
16038 disseminatus Pers. scattered 
2366. COPRFNUS. Linlc. Coprinms. 
16039 comatus Link. maned 
A. cylindricus Sowerby, t. 189 
16040 picaceus Fries ventricose 
16041 atramentarius Link inky 
tufted 
tufted 
solitary 
gregarious 
solitary 
spongy 
pretty 
solitary 
fragile 
C£espitosa 
ccespitose 
gregarious 
brittle 
variable 
twisting 
gregarious 
gregarious 
tufted 
fragile 
thin 
upright 
fragile 
unpleasant 
fragile 
delicate 
semitranspar. 
gregarious 
gregarious 
subsolitary 
tufted 
4 aut. Wsh mead.& woo. Sowerby, t. 3C4 
2J spr. su. Ysh among grass 
2i spr. su. 
2 spr. su. 
3 my.no. 
4 sep.no. 
2 July 
1| au. no. 
1 oct. 
Ysh among grass 
Ysh among grass 
Y meadows 
Y woods 
G.Br groves 
Y. G woods 
Y.Br woo. & fields 
Sowerby, t. 324 
Bolt. t. 67. f. 1. durus 
Sowerby, t. 218 
Sowerby, t. 264 
2 au. no. W.Br on ground Sowerby, t. 41 
2 my. oc. 
1| my.no. 
3 sep.no. 
4 jul.oct. 
4 jul.oct. 
2 aut. 
3 au. no. 
3 au. no. 
3 jl. nov. 
3g au.no. 
Fulv. trun . of trees 
Ysh decay, trees 
G.OI damp places 
Liv.Y cow dung 
Bolt. t. 5. pomposus 
Sowerby, t. 283 
Br damp places Schceffi t. 210. helvolus 
Pa. Br among grass 
Y way side^s 
Livid wav sides 
Sow. t.248.f.l. semiglob. 
Bolton, t. 66. f. 1 
Br trun. of trees 
Brsh gardens 
Bolt. t. 15. concinnus 
Sowerby, t. 385. f. 1 
16014 
16015 
4 
aut. R. Br pastures 
Bolton, t. 55 
6 
sum. Wsh 
cowdung 
Sowerby, 1. 131 
4 
au. oct. Ciner. horse dung 
Bolt. t. 57. clypeatus 
3 
my.no. Sooty 
dunghills 
BuUiard, t. 58 
3 
spring Y 
dunghills 
Sower, t. 96. jiavidus 
3 
au.sep. Y 
dunghills 
Sowerby, t. 128 
3 
aut. Wsh 
oak trees 
Bolt. t.ll. membranace. 
1 
spr. au. Ysh 
trun. of trees Sowerby, t.l66. striatus 
Sp. 10—24. 
2 
au. oct. W 
gardens 
Grev. crypt, fl. t. 119 
5 
sep. 00. Wsh 
shady woods Sowerby, 1. 170 
6 
jn. dec. Br 
trun. of trees Sow. t ISS. A. Jimetarius 
16016 
___16019 
16C23 
History, Use, Propagation, Culture, 
Of all the species of agaric, one only has been selected for cultivation in our gardens, viz. the A. campestris, or 
common mushroon, or champignon. The gills of this species are loose, pinky red, changing to a liver-color, in 
contact with the stem, but not united to it ; very thick set, irregularly disposed, some forked next the stem, 
some next the edge of the pileus, some at both ends, and in that case generally excluding the intermediate 
smaller gills. The pileus is white, changing to brown when old, and becoming scurfy; regularly convex, 
fleshy, flatter with age, from two to four inches, and sometimes nine inches in diameter, and liquefying in 
decay; the flesh white. The stem is solid, white, cylindrical, from two to three inches high, half an inch 
in diameter; the curtain white and delicate. When this mushroom first makes its appearance, it is smooth 
and almost globular; and in this state it is called a button. This species is esteemed thebest and most savoury 
of the genus, and is much in request for the table in England. It is eaten fresh, either stewed or boiled, and 
preserved either as a pickle, or in powder ; and it furnishes the sauce called ketchup. The field plants are 
better for eating than those raised on artificial beds, their flesh being more tender ; and those who are accustomed 
to them can distinguish them by their smell. But the cultivated ones are more sightly, may be more easily 
collected in the proper state for eating, and are firmer and better for pickling. The wild mushrooms are found 
in parks and other pastures, where the turf has not been ploughed up for many years ; and the best time for 
gathering them is August and September. Dr. Withering mentions four varieties. 
The A. Georgii of Linnaeus resembles the former, but is much inferior to it in flavor. Its gills are yellowish 
white; the pileus yellow, convex, hollow in the centre; the stem yellow, thickish, and smooth; the juice 
yellow, which flows plentifully from it when wounded. It is gathered in September in woods and pastures. 
A variety of this is found on the sea-coast of Cornwall, of a large size, with the button as big as a potatoe ; 
