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717. Agaricus (P salliota) subgibhosus. Fr. Jli/m, Pni-. 281.
Siih-gibho'sus = a little liump-backed or crooked.
Pileus ra th e r fleshy, convex th e n plane, nmbo even, smooth,
b u t th e circumference silky, fibrillose. Stem hollow, th in , rin g
fugacious, gills remote, white, th en cinereons hrown. — Cooke
nius. t. 532.
In woods, &e.
The form fignred in Cooke’a Illustrations, t. 532, is referred provisionally
to this species, on the recommendation of the Rev. j\I. J. Berkeley. It is
larger than the typical form. Tileus 2-3 inches. Stem 2-3 inches long,
half an inch thick.
** Mixoees. Pilous thinly fleshy.
718. Agaricus (Psa llio ta ) com ptulus. Fr. Hym. Fur. 281.
Comjit'iilus = luxuriously decked, beautified.
Pileus rather fleshy, convex, then plane, obtuse, .smooth, or with
an adpressed silkiness; stem hollow, somewhat attenuated, ring
medial, lugacious, white, then yellowish; gills free, crowded,
broadest in front, flesh-coloured, then roseate.— Cooke Ulus. t. 533.
In grassy places.
Stem 2 in. long, 2-3 lin. thick.
719. Agaricus (P salliota) sag a tu s. Fr. Hym. Fur. 281.
Saga'tus = clothed in thick stuff, such as is proper for mantles,
saga. From the pelliculose pileus.
Pileus rather fleshy, convexo-plane, even, smooth, fulvous, ra th e r
shining ; stem hollow, equal, ring distant, spreading; gills free,
ventricose, umber.— Cooke Illus. suppl.
Under beech.
Stem 2 in. long, 3 lines thick. Pileus 2 in. broad. Will he figured in
Appendix to Illustrations.
Suh-Gen. 32. P ILO SAC E . F r. Nora Symb., p. 9.
Pilo-sa'ce, from wrXos = felt, and craKos = a garment.
Hymenophore distinct from the stem. Gills free, and a t first
remote from the stem. Without ring or volva.
7 2 0 . Agaricus (Pilosace) A lg e z ien sis. Fr. Hym. Fur. 283.
Algeriensis = Algerian. Because first found in Algeria.
Pileus fleshy, compact, smooth, convex then plane, snow-white;
stem solid, stout, silky, white ; gills free, narrow, dark purple.—
Cooke Illus. t. 618.
On the ground.
Sub-Gen. 33. STRO PH A R IA . F r. Monog. Hymen, i., p. 409.
Stropha'ria, from crr/oópos = a twisted band used as a sword-belt.
In allusion to the ring.
Hymenophore continuous with the stem. Veil annulate, gills
more or less adnate. Spores intense bright purple-brown, brown
or slate-colour.
Hab. Terrestrial or epiphytal.
Stropharia corresponds with Armillaria aná Pholiota.
A. VisoiPELLES. Pileus with a smooth, or squamose,
often viscid pellicle.
* Mundi. Not growing on dung.
721. A g a iicu s (Stropharia) P e ic e v a lii. B. 4 Pr. Ann. Nat. Hist.
No. 1767.
Percevalii. So named after Mr. Cecil H. Spencer Perceval.
Pilens slightly viscid, fleshy, umbonate, then flattened, ochra-
ceous, here and there, chiefly abont the margin, whitish floccose ;
flocoi soon disappearing ; stem transversely squamose \ioWem above,
pallid ; ring narrow, more or less p e rs isten t; gills distant affixed,
broad, white, then somewhat cinereous, a t length gaWid.— Grevillea
t. 126, fig. 1. Gooke Illu s. t. 550.
On sawdust, and rotten wood.
Pileus2in. S t e m 2 - 3 in., H ^ ic k at the base, J in. above. Gills J m.
wide. Stem umber within.
722. A g a r i c u s ( S t r o p h a r i a ) v e r s i c o l o r . With. Bot. iv., p. 166.
Versi'-color = of changing colour.
Pileus fleshy, convexo-plane, sgnamose scales o f the disc
ring p ersistent; gills deourrent, pallid, then reddish-brown. F i .
Hym. Eur. 284. Berk. Outl. p. 167.
On the gronnd.
Not found since the time of Withering.
723. Agaricus ( S t r o p h a r i a ) » r u g i n o s u s . Curt. FI. Land. t. 809.
JErugino'sus, from cerugo — copper-rust, verdigris.
Pilens fieshy, convexo-plane, subumbonate,
evanescent slime, becoming paler ; stem hollow, ^
squamose below the ring, tinted with blue ; gills adnat , soft,
brown, tinged with p u r p l e .-F r . 7/ym. Eur. 284. Soiv. t. 261.
Huss. i. t. 35. Gooke Illus. t. 551.
In meadows, &c. Common.