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c. Lasvifedes. Stem thin , equal, fistulose, naked, smooth and' 
conspicuously striate. 
89. Agaricus (Collybia) xanthopus. Fr. Ilym. Eur. 120. 
Cooke Illus. t. 203. 
Pileus rather fleshy, convex, then expanded (1-2 in.), sub- 
umbonate, even, smooth, becoming pale; stem fistulose, equal, 
yellow, even (3 in. high) ; base equal, rooting, strigose; gills trun- 
cate behind, free, broad, thin, lax, crowded, whitish. 
About the stumps of trees. Victoria. 
90. Agaricus (Collybia) nummularius. Bull. Champ, t. 56. 
Fr. Hym. Eur. 120. Cooke Illus. t. 1516. 
Pileus rather fleshy, almost plane, obsoletely depressed around 
the umbo, even, pallid ; stem stuffed, then hollow, smooth, pallid, 
incrassated above ; gills free, rather distant, white. 
Amongst leaves. Victoria. 
91. Agaricus (Collybia) esculentus. Jacq. Coll, n., t. 14,/. 4, 
Fr. Hym. Eur. 121. Cooke Illus. t. 152a. 
Pileus somewhat fleshy, nearly plane, obtuse, smooth (1-2 c.m. 
broad), stem fistulose, equal, tough, straight, rooting, very smooth, 
clay-coloured (4-6 c.m. long) ; gills adnate, lax, whitish. Spores 
4 x 2 p.. 
In pastures. Esculent. Victoria. 
92. Agaricus (Collybia) coagulatus. Berk, cj- Br. Linn. 
Trans. n.,p. 53. tiacc. Syll. 865. 
Cream colour ; pileus hemispherical, rugosely striate (2 c.m. 
broad, 1 m.m. thick), yellow when dry ; stem slender, cartilaginous, 
twisted, unequal, rather dilated at the base, yellow (5 c.m. hi<di 
3 m.m. thick) ; gills few. 
On the ground. Queensland. 
93. Agaricus (Collybia) dryophilus. Bull. Champ, t. 434. 
Fr. Hym. Eur. 122. Cooke Illus. t. 204. 
Pileus somewhat fleshy, nearly plane, obtuse, rather depressed, 
even, smooth, turning pale (1-2 in. diam.) ; stem fistulose, smooth, 
reddish brown, or yellowish (2-3 in. high, ~ in. thick) ; gills 
sinuate, adnexed, at length with a decurrent tooth, nearly free, 
crowded, narrow, white or pallid. Spores 6x4^. 
Amongst leaves in woods. 
94. Agaricus (Collybia) veluticeps. Cke. y- Mass. Grev. 
xvi., 30. 
Pileus fleshy, convex, then expanded, velvety, liver coloured (1 
in. broad), stem short, equal, pallid upwards, downwards rufous 
brown (1 in. long, 2 lines thick) ; flesh paler ; gills ventricose, 
adnate, rather crowded, white. Spores 8 10 x 5 y. 
In fern gully. Victoria. 
