46 a g a r i o i n i .
var. n ig ie s c e n s . Lasch. Linn., Vol. iv., No. 52\.
Nigrescens=hecomÌTìg black, nigei-.
Whitisb ; pileus thin, soft, a t first convex, obtuse, then plane,
subumbonate, and somewhat depressed; stem solid, tomentose;
gills thin, decurrent, very much crowded, narrow.
In larch plantations.
Pileus 2-3 in. broad; stem 1|-1^ in. long, 2-3 lin. thick,
Odour rather
sweet, taste unpleasant.
1 3 3 . Ag azicu s (Clitocybe) in o zn a tu s. Sow. t. 342.
Z'noma'iiis=unadorned ; from the obscure coloration.
Pileus fleshy, plane or depressed, obtuse, even, smooth ; cuticle
separable; stem solid, nearly eqnal, smooth, firm, grey, as well as
the adnate, plane, a t length decurrent,- crowded gills.—F r. Hym.
Fur. 80. Coolce Illus. t. 246, a.
Amongst grass.
1 3 4 . Ag a z icu s (Clitocybe) h izn eo lu s. Fr. Hym. Eur. p. 82.
Hirn eo lu s=a small ju g or pitcher ; from the shape (?).
Pileus rather fleshy, convex, plane, even, smooth, with a silky
lustre ; disc a t length depressed, margin involute, very thin ; stem
stuffed, tough, slender, slightly flexuous, powdered with white at
the apex ; gills rather deourrent, crowded, becoming hoary.—Fr.
Icon. t. 48, / . 3. Cooke Illu s. t. 246, b.
Amongst moss.
Stem 1-2 in. Pileus 3-5 lines.
Pileus violet or rufescent.
1 3 5 . Ag a z icu s (Clitocybe) cyanophaeus. I r . Hym. Eur. 82. var.
P eu g e lle i, B. ^ Br.
Cy'ano-ph(Bus=\>\u&-gx&Y; from xuai'oi=blue + ®a/oV=of the
hue of twilight, grey, duslry.
Pileus compact, convex, then plane, obtuse, smooth, fuscous, becoming
blue ; stem solid, smooth, attenuated from the base, when
young bluish, apex abruptly white ; gills very decurrent, crowded,
violet, becoming pallid.—Coohe Illus. t. 264.
In woods.
“ I t is possible that this form may be specifically distinct; but though it
differs so much from the figure given by Gonnerman and Eabenhorst, the
characters answer so well to those which are given in Hym. Eur. that we do
not at present consider it distinct. I t occurred on two occasions ; the
abrupt white apex of the stem is very remarkable.”—B. & Br.
1 3 6 . Ag a z icu s (Clitocybe) amazus. Fr. Hym. Eur. 83.
Amarus— kitiex ; from the taste.
Pileus fleshy, convex, then plane, obtuse, dry, fiocculose, rufescent
; stem solid, tough, floccose, becoming smooth, w h ite ; gills
slightly decurrent, crowded, narrow, white.— Cooke Illus. t. 134, a.
In woody places.
Pilens 2-3 in., reddish, with a pale margin. Taste acrid.
1 3 7 . A g a z icu s (Clitocybe) so c ia lis . Fr. Bym. Eur. 83.
Noctft'ZiS=allied.
Pileus fleshy, convex, then expanded, umbonate, even, gilvous ;
stem solid, nearly smooth, reddish ; rooting base hairy, gills plano-
decurrent, scarcely crowded, becoming yellowish,— Cooke Illu s. t.
134,6.
Amongst pine leaves.
Pileus 1 in. Stem 2 in. long, 2 lines thick.
Pileus becoming yellowish.
1 3 8 . A g a z icu s (Clitocybe) ama z ella . Fr. Hym. Eur. 84.
Amarella, diminutive of amar'MS=bitter.
Pileus fleshy, plane, firm, somewhat umbonate, smooth ; stem
solid, tough, e q u a l; base whitish villous ; gills ra th e r decurrent,
crowded, pallid, somewhat shining.
In grassy places (a doubtful native).
Pileus reddish grey, or pale fawn colour. Stem 2 in. long, 2 lines thick.
1 3 9 . Ag a z icu s (Clitocybe) v e zn ic o su s. Fr. Hym. Eur. 8i.
Vernicdsus=Yan-iishei.
Pileus fleshy, flat, then depressed, obtuse, even, smooth, reddish
grey ; stem stuffed, tough, short, smooth, and yellow, as well as
the deourrent, rather distant gills.—F r. Icon. t. 50, / . 1. Cooke
Illus. t. 265, a. A. flavidus, Sow. t. 366.
In larch woods.
Pileus about 2 in. Stem l . l j in. long.
1 4 0 . Ag a z icu s (C litocyb e) v e n u s tis s im u s . Fr. Hym. Eur. 84.
Venusiisdimus=xii0s,i beautiful ; from its bright coloration.
Pileus rather fleshy, convex then plane, obtuse, smooth, bright
orange approaching to red, becoming pale, stem stuffed then