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T A B . CLXIX.
AGARICUS PROLIFERUS.
T HIS curious fpecimen was found at Kennington,
Surry, among a gravelly fand by the fide of a ftream,
where there was above a biifliel of them, all with
long roots feemingly in proportion to the thicknefs of
the coat of fand, as if they belonged to the bank beneath
; the fand appeared to have lain there fome
time. A great many were with clufters of heads on
one ftem, as here figured.
T A B . CLXX.
AGARICUS piCACEUs. Bull. tab. 146.
N o t very common. I found it on Hainault foreft
Effex, and at Peckham-wood, in 06lober and November
1795. Lord Vifcount Lewifham obferved it about
the fame time.—Surely it is very nearly aUied to Agaricus
confperfus of Dr. Withering, though much
larger.
T A B . CLXXL
AGARICUS MELIAGRIS.
I AM obliged to Lady Arden for beautiful ipecimens
of this Agaric found in an hot-bed, May 24th, 1798,
I have named it A. meleagris^ as the former A. meleagris
proves a variety of A. clypeolarius. The prefent is
undoubtedly a new plant, having a folid ñipes and a
curious fomewhat reticulated root. In drying, it becomes
of a bluih-red all over except the lower part of
the ftipes, which retains the darker hue.
T A B. CLXXII.
AGARICUS ELixus.
1 CANNOT trace out any account or figure of this,
therefore prefume it to be a new fpecies—we find it
pretty frequent in damp meadows, &c. generally very
much fodden. It may be found every autumn (along
with A. comprejjus, tab. 66), in Kenfington-gardens.
T A B . CLXXIII.
AGARICUS HINNULEUS. With, v. 3, 232.
V E R Y frequent in fir woods, &c. We are not quite
lure that this is Dr. Withering's fpecies ; but as it differs
but httle from his defcription, we venture to ufe
his Ipecific name, which is very apt. In the latter
Itate It has often little blotches on the pileus, and the
farinaceous powder is quite loft. We have feen it
alfo much larger.