614 247. Omphal. 1 1 . HYMENOTHECEiE. Pl.cell.aph. 
c. Thallus blackish , smoke-grey , grey , Zfwia or inclining 
to violet. 
14. Ompkalia adust a. Burnt navel-stool. 
Thallus rather large; stem solid, shortish, grey; cap 
fleshy, depressed, olive-grey, afterwards black, as if burnt; 
gills thick, palish-white. 
Agaricus nigricans, Bull Herb. 370. 
Agarietis adustus, Persoon Syn. 459. 
In woods, on the ground; autumn. 
In their black state taken for the remains of fires made 
by gypsies. 
j6. elephantinus. Thallus large, at first white. 
Agaricus elephantinus, Sowerby Fungi, 36. 
15. Ompkalia elixa . Sodden navel-stool. 
Thallus large; stem solid, rather long; cap fleshy, slightly 
depressed, turned back, stiff, blackish-grey ; gills pale, ra- 
ther decurrent. 
Agaricus eiixus, Sowerby Fung. 172 ; Persoon Syn. 460. 
In damp meadows; autumn. 
16. Omphalia cyathoides. Cyathus navel-stool. 
Roots numerous, fibrous; stem very long, bulbous; cap 
rather thin, at first flattish, then funnelshape, umber-brown ; 
gills decurrent, whitish-brown. 
Agaricus cyathoides, Bolton Fung. 145; Persoon Syn. 460. 
On an old hot-bed; February. 
17. Omphalia tarda. Late navel-stool. 
Thallus tough, blackish-brown; stem conical, elastic: 
cap funnelshape ; edge turned back, smooth. 
Agaricus Infundibulum, Leyser Halens. 
Agaricus sericeus, Plan. Erfurt. 73. 
Agaricus sordidus, Dickson Crypt. Brit. 1, 16. 
Agaricus cyathiformis, Bull. Herb. 575. 
Agaricus tardus, Persoon Syn. 461. 
In woods on the ground, or on trees ; late in autumn. 
18. Omphalia amethystea . Amethyst navel-stool. 
Thalli gregarious, rather tough, when fresh light violet, 
turning greyish ; stem long, fibrilled, slender ; cap umbili- 
cated ; gills distant. 
Agaricus amethysteus, Persoon Syn. 465; Sowerby Fungi , 187. 
On trees, or at their roots, in shady woods ; early in au- 
tumn. 
