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CRYPTOGAMIA. FUNGI. Agaricus. 
smooth, convex, gelatinous, transparent, showing the insertion of the 
gills in a starry form round the apex, and the spot formed by the inser¬ 
tion of the stem forms the centre of the star. Stem long, tender, hollow. 
Mr. Stackhouse. 
(Starry Agaric. E.) Ag. equestris . Bolt. Pastures, Edgbaston park. 
July—August. 
Var. 1. Broader and shorter. Curtain evanescent. 
Bolt. 149— Bull 563. 2. 
Gills loose, yellow, white when young, dirty brown when old, four in a set, 
thin, tender. 
Pileus yellow, convex, often somewhat raised in the centre, tearing at the 
edge when old, near three inches over. 
Stem hollow, yellow throughout, smooth, splitting, two inches high, thick 
as a goose quill. Bolton. 
Ag. Jlavidus. Bolt. (Ag. Jlavidus of Sowerby is considered by the author 
as a different plant: by Mr. Purton, the same. E.) 
On dunghills after rain. June—July. 
Pastures near Bath. In Herefordshire and Worcestershire. Mr. Stack- 
house. 
Ag. veluti'pes. (Curt.) Gills pale yellow, eight in a set: pileus 
brown orange, nearly flat: stem yellow above, velvety and dark 
brown below. 
Curt. iv. 40— Bull. 344— Vailt. 12. 8. 9 —(Sowerby 263. E.) 
Gills loose, in contact with though adhering to the stem, pale yellow, eight 
in a set. 
Pileus gently convex, nearly flat with age, brown orange, gelatinous, irre¬ 
gular in shape, often curled at the age, one to three inches over. Flesh 
yellowish. 
Stem hollow, dark brown and velvety below, top yellowish, thickest down¬ 
wards, splitting, yellow within, two to four inches high, two-eighths to 
three-eighths of an inch in diameter. 
(Velvet-stemmed Agaric. Ag. velutipes. Sowerby. Pers. Purt. E.) Ray 
Syn. p. 9. n. 51. Ag. mutabilis. Huds. 615. 22, and Relh. 936, seem to 
be this plant, but on their authority, supported by that of Mr. Wood¬ 
ward, the mutabilis of Schaeffer is introduced in its proper place. 
Ag. nigripes. Bull. Varies very much in size; grows in clusters, many 
from one root, generally attached to decayed wood. Oct. April, not un¬ 
common. 
(Var. 1. Stem solid. Since it is agreed that no unvarying specific distinc¬ 
tion can be derived from the hollow or solid stem, it would be no easy 
task to point out any permanent difference in this fungus, which is well 
represented in Bolt. 135. Bull. 519. 2. 
Sowerby and Curtis justly observe that the dark and <e velvety stem of 
Ag. velutipes affords an excellent specific distinction, however variable 
the plant.” This peculiarity prevails equally in this variety, and the 
general habits of the plants being correspondent, we no longer hesitate 
to incorporate them. Ag. sulcatus. With, to Ed. 7. E.) 
Ag. cruenta^tus. Gills pale yellow : pileus yellow brown, with red 
streaks: stem light brown. 
Gills loose, pale yellow, four in a set. 
