XXVir» AGARICUS Jìipititai-us, pìleo conico, fubfufco lacerato fquamofo^
lamellia ìntegris grifeo pallidìs, Jiìpite fijlidofo albìdo.
D O M E S T I C A G A R I C .
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*HE root confifts of a great number of dawny grey fibres^
fome of which infinuate themfelves into the fubftance of
the putrid wood, whereon it grows.; the reii creep like mouldiaefs
upon its furface. The plants molt, commonly grow in
bundles from the fame root.
The item is white/and ftiines with a filky glofs; it is fiftuiar,
of a thin light fubftance, the thicknefs of a goofe-quill,.
and three or four inches h i g h i t eafily divides in white glittering
filaments, and often abides after the pileus is fallen.
The curtain is extremely delicate, and vaniflies as foon as
the rim of the pileus begins to feparate from the item.
The gills are in one feri.es, .numerous*, broad, and deep;, at
firft of a pale grey qolour, but in decay diifolye in a black inky
liquor. • - -
The pileus. is at firft of an oval figure, and wrapped up in a
volva which is peculiar to itfelf, and does not inwrap,the root,,
The volva is. of a cottony fubftance, and a very pale grey brown
colour; as the pileus inqreafes in bigfiefs itburfts in fragments^
and remains like, warts on the furface. From an oval, the
pileus changes t© a conical figure• the margin undulated, next
becomes bell-ihaped, and at laft lacerates and diifolves.
Grows on decaying pieces of moift wood, in cellars, cold
kitchens, &c. in plenty.
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