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somewhat shock oar insular prejudices. “ Agaricus pudicus, Bull., 
t. 597 ; Pholiota , of Fries ; Ag. Schulzeri, Kalchb., t. 2, f. 2.” 
As to the identity of Ag. Schulzeri, Kalchb., with Ag. naucinus , 
Fries, we will not presume to decide, as we have never seen Ag. 
Schulzeri ; but, supposing it to be true that this species has 
ovate spores, whilst Ag. naucinus has globose spores, then the 
identity must be open to question. Far more widely distinct 
must be Ag. pudicus , Bull., and Ag. naucinus , Fr. Most myco- 
logists, except the gallant Captain, recognize some points of 
difference between the elliptical brown spores of Ag. ( Pholiota ;) 
pudicus , and the globose white spores of Ag. ( Lepiota ) naucinus. 
It comes as quite a revelation that the synonyms of some of the 
Leucospori must be sought amongst the Termini. This is cutting 
down “ spore-classification-’’ with a vengeance. Adverting to 
the figures, given on Plate 251, it is rather singular that the 
longitudinal section exhibits the stem as solid, whilst the trans- 
verse section shows it hollow. Are both equally accurate ? 
The next Plate, 252, is devoted to Tricholoma panceolum , Fries, 
whilst the romantic letter-press indicates as synonyms Ag. 
nimbatus , Batsch., f. 65, and Tricholoma ectypum , Gillet, p. 124, 
and of Secretan, but not the Agaricus ectypus , Fries, which 
should have been made clear. May it not be taken for granted 
that it is prudent to ignore such synonymy altogether, and just 
accept the Plates for what they are worth ? 
Pussula depoliens, on Plate 261, is not exactly the sort of 
Pussula depoliens that we have been accustomed to see. We 
like to note the distinctly rugose grey stem, which seems so 
persistent in nature, but requires a very strong lens to detect 
in the figures. Nevertheless “ variety is charming.” 
Of all the hallucinations with which many of the French 
mycologists seem to be infected, there is no one so persistent as 
that figured on Plate 272 as Gortinarius torvus. Fries. Surely 
the figures given by Fries, in his leones (t. 157, Fig. 1), should 
have convinced Dr. Quelet that his notion of Cortinarius torvus 
is no longer tenable. Yet the same ghost arises from the grave 
in this Plate, figured from specimens communicated by Quelet. 
The Rev. M. J. Berkeley long ago declared the French drawings 
of this species (those by Quelet, Boudier, and others) to be none 
other than his own, C. anfractus, which was not the G. anfractus. 
Fries, and has been figured in Cooke’s Illustrations, Plate 707, 
under the name of Cortinarius Berkeleyi. It seems to be an 
absurd manifestation of obstinacy to persist in calling a species 
by a name with which it has no immediate affinity, and to 
which it is not entitled. If for nothing else, the dark-coloured 
flesh of Gort. torvus, as exhibited in Fries’ own figures, should 
raise a suspicion of this impostor, with white flesh, to say 
nothing of the volvate patches on the pileus. Whatever else 
it may be, no mycologist in his senses could contend that Plate 
272 represents the Gortinarius torvus, of Fries. 
