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Hab. Woods. Summer and autumn. 
This species is eaten in Germany, France, Italy, and 
Russia; but is not much commended. The Italian name 
isjhngo peperone^ and in the Pays des Voges it is called 
auhurmi and vache blanche, 
15. Ag. acris, pileo viscoso azono, cinereo-fuligineo, la- 
mellis flavis, lacte ex albo rubescente, stipite farcto. Fries. 
Agaricus acris, Bolt. Fung. t. QiO.,,,With. Bot Arr. 
ed. 6. V. 4. p. 224 ..Pers. Syn. Fung. p. Wi,... Fries 
Syst. My col v. 1. p. 65. 
Hab. Near and m woods. Common. Autumn. 
Both the preceding species are eaten on the Continent, 
as well as Agaricus Listeri, which is Ag. acris of Bul- 
LTARD, t. 588. figs. c. d. e. f. ; and Fries considers many 
more as wholesome. I have not described or entered into 
any details respecting them ; for they approach so very 
near to species decidedly poisonous, that they had better 
be dismissed entirely from the list of eatable kinds ; parti- 
cularly as the discriminating characters are too nice for 
common observers. De Candolle, speaking of this group 
of lactescent fungi, says, " La plupart sont veneneux, et 
quoique quelques-uns servent d'alimens, je crois que, vu 
Fextreme difficulte de les distinguer, il est plus prudent de 
s'en mefier." 
The following species, however, is fortunately well 
marked, although belonging to the same suspicious group. 
16. Ag. deliciosus, pileo viscoso, obsolete zonato aurantio- 
expallente, lamellis lacteque aurantiacis, stipite cavo glabro, 
scrobiculato. Fries, 
