
          (220)

Agaricus coriaceus Hist. 158.

Leathery Agaric.

The Agaric puts on very various
shapes in various situations and stages
of growth.  I am inclined to think it
is the species meant by Linnaeus
for his Agaricus quercinus, I am more
of this opinion because the plant upon
which that name is now imposed is
so evidently a Boletus in its whole habit
after the very first stages of its appearance
that Linnaeus would not I think have
called it an Agaric.  This is a plant
totally distinct and retains the figure
of its gills to the last.
        