CRYPTOGAMIA. FUNGI. Agaricus. 
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place of their attachment to the stem. It smells like hawthorn in 
blossom, and its scent is so strong- that it may be perceived at a consi¬ 
derable distance. 
(Hawthorn-scented Agaric. E.) Among the firs on Claverton Downs, 
near Bath. Major Velley. Edgbaston Park, under Spanish chesnut 
trees. Oct. 
Ag. umbrac'ulum. (Batseh.) Gills dirty white, four in a set: pileus 
cool brown, conical, scored : stem cool brown, cylindrical, cottony 
at the bottom. 
Batseh. 4. 
Gills a little decurrent, dirty white, four in a set, not numerous. 
Pileus pale brown, conical, scored, cracking at the edge, but otherwise 
tough and strong; one inch from the edge to the apex, and as much in 
diameter at the base. 
Stem solid, pale brown, cylindrical, three and a half inches high, thick as a 
thin goose quill, covered with a white cottony substance at the base. 
This is an elegant plant and with us a rare one. 
(Umbrella Agaric. Ag. umhraculum. Batseh. E.) In the hollow of a 
stump ; church lane, Edgbaston. 25th September, 1791. 
Ag. agres'tis. Gills brownish white, irregular, but mostly four in a 
set: pileus pale brown, darkest in the centre, convex: stem pale 
brown, smooth, cylindrical. 
Gills decurrent, brownish white, rather numerous, mostly four in a set, but 
the long gills are sometimes in pairs, and united towards the stem, in 
which case the smaller gills are either excluded, or else they open wide 
towards the rim, and then some small ones are irregularly placed between 
them. 
Pileus pale brown, darker in the centre, smooth, very thin; regularly 
convex, but the edges a little expanding, and extending rather beyond 
the gills, one inch over. 
Stem solid, pale brown, cylindrical, smooth, from two to three inches high ; 
thick as a crow quill. 
Whole plant watery, and semi-transparent in wet weather. 
Pastures. Edgbaston Park. 7th Nov. 1790. 
Ag. umbona'tus. Gills white, four in a set, long ones about seven¬ 
teen : pileus brownish, gently convex, central boss dark brown, 
much elevated: stem pale brown, cylindrical, firm, crooked. 
Gills a little decurrent, white, brittle, four in a set, long ones about seven¬ 
teen, extending beyond the edge of the pileus. 
Pileus semi-transparent, yellowish brown, with a darker coloured knob or 
boss raised high in the centre ; half inch diameter. 
Stem solid, semi-transparent, yellowish brown, slimy, firm, one and a half 
inch high, cylindrical, thick as a crow quill, crooked. 
(Umbonated Agaric. E.) Edgbaston Park. 7th Nov. 1790. 
Ag. membrana'ceus. (Vahl.) Gills brownish white, four in a set, the 
short gills unusually long: pileus pale chesnut, hollow, but bossed 
in the centre: stem pale brown; root bulbous. 
PI. Dan. 1012. 
