CRYPTOGAMIA. FUNGI. Agaricus; 
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Bulliard informs us that it has a stong smell, approaching to that of a 
Gilliflower ; that it dries well, but soon loses its odour: (which Greville 
compares to that of Woodroof, or new mown hay, especially in dry 
weather. E.) 
(Hay-scented Agaric. E.) Moist weeds, amongst decayed leaves. 
Found by Dr. Sibthorpe in Shotover plantations, Oxfordshire. Sept.* 
(2) Gills brown. 
Ag. CA5TA f NEUS. Gills yellow brown, four in a set, but often irregular 
and branched : pileus concave, satiny : stem rich yellow brown. 
Bolt. 22. 
Gilts decurrent, rich yellow brown, numerous, four in a set, those of the 
first and second series sometimes branched. 
Pileus rich yellow brown, clammy when fresh, satiny when dry, two to 
seven inches in diameter, concave, but bossed in the centre ; edge turned 
down, but when large and fully expanded the whole turned up and quite 
funnel-shaped. Flesh spongy, yellowish white. 
Stem rich yellow brown, cylindrical or tapering, one and a half to three 
inches high, and half inch diameter. 
Gills rather paler than the pileus. Stem yellowish at the base, the colour 
of the gills upwards. Mr. Woodward. Pileus varying from deep choco¬ 
late to chesnut; darkest in the centre, with sometimes a few scales. 
Stem generally tapering. 
This is a very common species, growing in numerous circular patches under 
shady trees. 
(Chesnut-coloured Agaric. E.) Ag. cinnamomeus. Bolt. Woods near 
Bath. Povvick, Worcestershire. Mr. Stackhouse. Hedge banks, Castle- 
Bromwich. Mr. Woodward. Pine grove, Kirby, Norfolk. Edgbaston, 
under large oaks and beeches. Aug.—Dec. 
Var. 2. Gills four to eight in a set: pileus concave, dotted. 
Schaff. 252. 
Gills decurrent, from cinnamon to chesnut, paler than the stem, numerous, 
two long gills often united near the stem, and then they include only one 
intermediate gill, with a little tooth on each side. 
Pileus from full cinnamon to chesnut, dotted with little pits, the central 
part concave, and the edge turning up with age. 
Stem solid, brown cinnamon, crooked, thinnest downwards, three quarters 
to two inches high, three-eighths diameter. 
FI. Dan. 1011, ( cyathiformis ) is by Vahl referred to the above species of 
Schaeffer, but the Danish plant is described as having a woolly pileus, 
and is figured with a hollow stem, whereas Schaeffer expressly says that 
his plant has a solid stem. 
Ag . cyathiformis. Schaeff. Pastures, Edgbaston. Oct. 
Ag. rubes'cens. (Schaeffer.) Gills reddish brown, eight in a set: 
pileus reddish brown, with darker concentric circles. 
FI. Dan. 1069. 2—Sclucff: 73. 
* (Persoon has placed this among the edible species, but has not stated how it may 
be dressed. E.) 
