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narrow, acnte, rounded behind, cinereous, a t le n g th brown.—Fr.
S ym . Eur. 279- Cooke Elus. t. 525.
In p a stu re s and woods.
Pileus 2-3 hiclies broad. Stem 2 in. long, halt an inch thick and more.
Odour and taste pleasant.
713. Agaricus (P salliota) c ie ta c eu s . Fr. Hym. Pur. 279.
Greta'ceus = chalky. Prom th e appearance.
Pilens fleshy, campaTinlate, th e n convexo-plane, naked, even,
at first silky, n early smooth, or riv u lo s e ; stem hollow, equally
a tten u a ted , even, white ; rin g simple, reflexed, and ag a in a scending
; gills ra th e r remote, bro ad e r in fro n t, fo r a long- time
white. —Berk. Outl. t. 1 0 ,/. 5. Cooke Illus. t. 524.
In meadows and stoves.
7 1 4 . Agaricus (P salliota) cam pe stris. Linn.
Gampestris = o f or p e rta in in g to a level field, campus.
Pileus fleshy, convexo-plane, dry, silky, floccose or squamulose
; stem stuffed, even, white, rin g medial, somewhat to rn ;
gills free, ajiproximate, ventricose, snh-deliquescent, flesh-
coloured, th e n brown.—Fr. S ym . Eur. 279. Berk. Outl. t. 10,
/ . 2. S u ss, i., t. 90. Hogg 4 Johnst. t. 19. Sow. t. 305. Grev.
t. 161. Price f . 63. Badh. i. t. 4, 5, ii. t. '4, / . 3-5. Gooke
Illus. t. 526.
In rich pastures. Common. Esculent.
var. silv íc o la . Viit. Cooke Illus. t. 529.
Silvi'cola = in h ab itin g woods.
Pileus smooth, sh in in g ; stem elongated, somewhat bulbous.—
Fr. Fpicr. p. 213. Krombh. t. 23, / . 8.
In woods.
var. pra tensis. Vitt.
Pratensis = growing in meadows.
Distin g u ish ed b y th e small rufous scales of th e pileus, and
th e flesh hav in g a slig h t p in k tinge.
In pastures.
var. hortensis. Cooke Hlus. t. 527.
Hortensis = g rowing in gardens, horti.
Pilens fihiillose or squamulose, b rownish, var. elongatus, Gard-
Ghron. 1860. p. 1061, fig. var. Buchanani, Gard. Ghron. 1860, p.
1039, fig.
This is th e cu ltiv a ted form, which in itse lf is variable.
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var. vaporarius. Otto.
Vapor a'rius = steaming.
Pileu s even, w ith a hrown pilose coat, which also covers th e
stem and leaves tran sv e rse fragm en ts thereon as i t elongates.
Krombh. t. 26, / . 14, 15. Paul. t. 132. Letell. t. 659.
var. co sta tu s. Fr. Cooke Illus. t. 528a.
Oosta'tus — ribbed, sulcate.
Pileu s sulcate, repand.
In woods.
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var. ru fe sc en s. Berk.
Bufuscens = becoming red.
A d is tin c t variety, which is rufous, like A. vaccinus, and
whose flesh tu rn s of a b rig h t re d when bruised. The gills are
a t first p e rfe c tly w h ite .—Berk. Outl. t. 10, / . 3.
I n p a stu re s.
var. e x a n n u la tu s. Cooke Illus. t. 528u.
Ex-annula'tus = n ot ringed.
R in g evanescent or obsolete.
715. Ag aricus (P sa llio ta ) s ilv a t ic u s . Schoeff. Icon, t, 242.
Silva'ticus = of or belonging to woods, silvae.
Pileu s fleshy, th in , campanulate, th e n expanded, gibbous,
fibrillose or squamulose ; rin g simple, d is ta n t ; stem hollow, u n equal,
w h itish ; gills free, crowded, ra th e r th in , dry, reddish,
th e n b rown.—Fr. Hym. Fu r. 280. Gooke Illus. t. 630.
In woods. Esculent.
716 Ag a r icu s (P sa llio ta ) hæmorrîioidarius. Schulz. Kalchh. p.
29, i. 18,/ . I .
Hæmorrhoida'rius = disch arg in g blood,
P ilen s fleshy, ovate, th e n expanded, rufons-brown, covered
with broad adpressed scales, m a rg in a t first b en t inwards, flesh
when broken turning blood-red; stem soon hollow, fibrillose,
solid a t th e base and somewhat bulbous, rin g broad ; gills free,
approximate, crowded, rosy flesh-colour, th en purplish-nmher.—
Fr. Hym. Fur. 281. Gooke Illus. t. 531.
A t th e ro o t of oaks. Nov. Esculent.
The whole plant turns red when bruised or out. Pileus 4 in. across j
stem 4 in. high, 1 in. thick.
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