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2.—Agaricus procerus, found in pastures; cap fleshy, soft, at 
first oval, then expanded, with central knot, 6—14 lines, broad ; skin 
thick, torn up into broad evanescent scales; stem hollow, tall, 
bulbous, variegated with adpressed scales, 5 inches long, + inch 
thick, ring moveable, gills very remote. 
3.—Agaricus excoriatus, found in pastures; cap fleshy, soft 
with central knot, pale fawn colour, li inches broad; skin thin, 
breaking up into scales; stem hollow, short cylindrical, scarcely 
bulbous, 1 inch long, smooth, white, rings moveable, gills rather 
remote, spores white. 
4,— Agaricus nudus, found in plantations; cap fleshy, rather 
thin, convex, then expanded and depressed, 2 inches broad, obtuse, 
»smooth, moist, changing colour, margin bent back, thin, naked ; 
stem stuffed, elastic, equal nearly 2 inches high, 3-4 lines, thick ; 
gills rounded behind, partly running down stem, crowded, narrow, 
violet. ; 
5.—Agaricus fusipes, found on stumps, growing in tufts, 
tough; cap, fleshy convex, then flat, smooth, dull brown, 14 inches 
broad; stem stuffed, then hollow, contorted, swollen, fusiform and 
rooting, 2—6 inches long; gills touching stem. 
6.— Agaricus ostreatus, found on trees; cap fleshy, soft, ear- 
shaped; stem very short or none, firm, elastic; gills down stem, 
separated, whitish. 
7.—Agaricus sylvaticus, found in woods; cap fleshy, thin, 
bell-shaped, then expanded, 2 inches broad, convex at one side, 
fibrous, ring simple, distant; stem hollow, unequal, whitish, 2 inches 
long, i inch thiek ; gills free, crowded, rather thin, dry, reddish, 
then brown. "HN 
8.—Agaricus arvensis, cap fleshy, conical, bell-shaped, then 
expanded; at first covered with woolly scales, then nearly smooth, 
even or cracked, 5 to 10 inches broad; stem hollow with woolly 
ith, 4 to 6 inches long, 3 to 1 inch thick; ring pendulous, broad, 
Aleit, outer split in rays; gills free, broader in front, dirty- 
white, then reddish brown. Found in meadows. 
9.—Agaricus campestris, found in rich pastures, cap fleshy, 
convex, dry, silky, woolly scales; stem stuffed, even, white, 13 to 2 
inches long, i inch thick; ring distant, somewhat torn; gills free, 
approaching stem, swollen in middle, flesh coloured, then brown. 
At the close of the lecture Mr G. F. Link moved a very 
hearty vote of thanks to the lecturer, and in doing so spoke of the 
value of certain fungi as a means of sustenance, also their value 
for medicinal purposes, and also gave some interesting notes on 
observations made on fungi during his visit to Italy. Mr T. Wright 
having seconded the motion it was carried with applause. Mr. 
Tisdall thanked the members through the President for the very 
cordial reception which had been extended to him, also for the 
manner in which the vote of thanks had been carried and he would 
be pleased at some future time to again lecture before the Geelong 
Field Naturalists’ Club. 
