CRYPTOGAMIA. FUNGI. Agaricus 
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Pileus convex, brown in the centre and bossed; border with more or less of 
a bluish lilac cast, streaked. In its younger state frosted with white 
shining particles ; one and a half to three inches over. Flesh white. 
Stem hollow, a loose pith in the cavity, very white, cylindrical, bulbous at 
the bottom, two to three inches high, half an inch long. Ring white, 
permanent. 
Ray Syn. p. 7. n. 31. and all the synonyms of Hudson’s verrucosus , except 
SchaefF. 90. 91. which are Ag. muscarius. 
This is one of the Agarics which possesses all the parts properly belonging 
to the genus, and the frosted appearance on the pileus is probably occa¬ 
sioned by the fragments of the wrapper. This species is undoubtedly 
deleterious, vide J. B. iii. 826. where it is well described; also Haller 
Hist. 2397. and Battar. p. 28. whose figure and description are ex¬ 
cellent. 
(Lead-coloured Streaked Agaric. E.) Ag. plumbeus. SchaefF. Ag. 
badius. FI. Dan. Pastures, Edgbaston, several together. Oct. 
Var. 2. Pileus very pale bluish lilac. 
Schaffi 244. 
Ag. hyalinus. SchaefF. Shady situations, Edgbaston park. Oct. 
Ag. ova'lis. Gills brownish white, four in a set: pileus cinnamon, 
bossed: stem brownish white, cylindrical. 
Bull. 443. gives an idea of it , except as to the solid stem . 
Gills fixed, brownish white, broad, the edge shaped like a bent bow, not 
very numerous, four in a set, the second series nearly as long as the first 
in the young plants, but the difference is greater as the growth ad¬ 
vances. 
Pileus convex, slightly bossed, edge turned down, frequently oval, red 
brown, paler at the border, satiny, one to three inches and a half over. 
Flesh white. 
Stem hollow, brownish white, cylindrical, but often somewhat flattened, 
thicker towards the root, smooth, silky, not quite central, two to three 
inches and a half high, a quarter to half an inch diameter. Root 
bulbous. 
(Oval Red-brown Agaric. E.) Fir plantations at Barr, Staffordshire, 
and in Edgbaston plantations. Sept. Oct. 
Var. 2. Stem rich cinnamon coloured like the pileus, and furnished with a 
ring. 
Specimen and drawing from Mr. Stackhouse. 
Coplar Wood, Herefordshire. Mr. Stackhouse. 
Ag. purpuras'cens. Gills purplish greenish white, four in a set but 
irregular, connected by threads to the pileus: pileus, edge pur¬ 
plish, boss reddish brown : stem purplish white. 
Gills fixed strongly to the stem, purplish white with a cast of green, fleshy, 
not numerous, connected by ligaments to the pileus, mostly four in a set, 
but very irregular, the long ones sometimes splitting into three or four 
divisions at the outer end. The gills of the second order often end at a 
distance from the stem, whilst a portion of gill is found on the stem, as 
though intended to meet the other. (Gills sometimes considerably de¬ 
current. Mr. O. Roberts. E.) 
Pileus convex, bossed, very thin and semi-transparent at the edge, turning 
