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332. Agaricus (Fanseolus) ovatus. Cke. <f- Mass. Grev. 
xviii., 4. 
Pileus rather fleshy, ovate, obtuse, opaque, at length cracked, 
white ; margin a long time incurved (l|-2 in. diam.) ; stem erect, 
equal, firm, stuffed (4-6 in. long), thickened at the base, silky, 
white ; gills grey, then blackish, affixed, rather crowded, somewhat 
broad ; spores 14-15 x 10 p. 
On manure. Victoria. 
333. Agaricus (Fanaeolus) eburneus. C. M. Grev. 
xviii., 4. 
Pileus rather fleshy, between convex and campanulate, obtuse, 
even, ivory-white, shining (1-2 in. broad) ; stem fragile, erect, 
elongated, straight, equal, shining white, at length hollow, without 
ring (4-6 in. long, 2 lines thick) ; gills ventricose, crowded, adnate, 
turning black ; spores elliptic, attenuated at the end, 15x9 p. 
On dung. Queensland. 
334. Agaricus (Fanseolus) fhniputris. Bull. Champ, t. 66. 
Fr. Bym. Fur. 310. Cooke Ulus. t. 626. Sacc. Syll. v., 4561. 
Pileus submembranaceous, conical, then expanded, somewhat 
gibbous, even, viscid (2|-6 c.m. broad); stem slender, equal, 
smooth, pallid (5-11 c.m. long); annular zone marked; gills 
fixed, livid black. Spores 8-9 x 7 p. 
On dung, etc. Victoria. 
335. Agaricus (Fanseolus) phalsenarum. Fr. Bym. Fur. 301. 
Cooke Ulus. t. 625. Sacc. Syll. v., 4536. 
Pileus rather fleshy, cainpanulato-convex, obtuse, even, smooth, 
viscid (21 c.m. broad) ; veil appendiculale, fugacious ; stem equal, 
rather firm, almost naked, pallid rufescent (5 c.m. long) ; gills 
adnexed, broad, cinereous black. Spores 14-15 x 7-8 p. 
On dung. Victoria. 
** Pileus opaque when moist, when dry subflocculose. 
336. Agaricus ( Fanaeolus) retirugis. Batsch. Epic. f. 91. 
Fr. Bym. Fur. 310. Cooke Illus. t. 627. Sacc. Syll. v., 4539. 
Pileus somewhat fleshy, globose, then hemispherical, subum- 
bonate, reticulated with raised ribs, sprinkled with opaque atoms; 
veil torn, appendiculate ; stem equal, pruinose, pinkish purple ; 
gills fixed, ascending, cinereous black. Spores 15-20 x 8-9 p. 
On dung. Victoria. 
337. Agaricus (PanaBolus) veluticeps. Cke. # Mass. Grev. 
xviii., 4. 
Pileus convex or campanulate, obtuse (f-A in. across), velvety, 
grey ; margin smooth, brown ; stem elongated (3-4 in.), 
slender, fistulose, smooth, silvery grey ; gills adnate, rather 
crowded, ventricose, becoming black. Spores elliptical, acuminate, 
14-15 x 10 p. 
In garden amongst grass. Queensland. (Fig. 33). 
