
          (204.)

Agaricus myodes Hist. Fung. 139.

Broad necked Agaric

This Agaric I gathered on a Dry
hill growing amongst dry hard gravel
in the full shining of the sun on
the ninth of June 1790.  The day 
was very hot and the plant seemed in
great vigour.  I gathered two of the
largest specimens and left several
young ones, which on returning
to the place three days afterward I
found in full perfection.  I know
not that ever I saw any other Agaric
sustain the heat of the sun in like
manner and yet this lost its colour
figure and shrunk to almost nothing
in drying.
        