A g a r i ç u s A u r a n t i u s . O r a n g e M ushroom.
AGARICUS Linnaei Gen. PL C r y p t o g a m i a F u n g i .
Fungus horizontalis fubtus lamellofus.'
Raii Syn. Gen. i. F ungi.
AGARICUS aurantius pileo conico vifcido aurantio, Iamellis luteis, ftipite nudo. LwhtFoot Hm-
OCOt.fi. lQ2ß. ' . ° J *
AMANITA glutinofus, flavus, pileo umbonato. Haller. Hiß. n. 24201
FUNGUS parvus, lubricus, aureus, Iamellis raris, amplioribus, pediculo craffiore. Mich.p. H7.
FUNGUS aurantii coloris capitulo in conum abeunte. Vaillant Bot. Par. p. 67.
FUNGUS pratenfis minor, externe vifcidus, ftriis fubtus fulvis feu croceis. Raii Syn. p. 8. n. 38.?
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crocem ' ’ P= ^ Plerum9ue I M M flriated- fmooth> twffted, a id for
X the moft part faffron-coloured.
FILEUS uncialis, ant biuncialis raro triuncialis, ut | STALK one of two, feldom three inches broad gene
H i i P f * ram. m jumqribus, | rally conical, efpecially when young flipfery'
lubncus, et fuhvifcidus, pnmo coccineus, | and fomewhat clammy, at flrft of a b S
m H p S | fw “ P“ ” 1" 5’ .demu“ ' n,geU f fcarletcolour, thenfaffron or orange-coloured
S I , " ; forman conicani rennent ufque ad | and finally black I fome preferve fheir r o S a l
fceme “ ’ ‘ P tUme- ,.Iy af °p™rom eivncenn 1t c rdo-w3nX. . ■ —
fi - 1 gills
X hlarif 1 o
• n S" .U Fr nSus. ls5° dtftinguilhable for-its colours, fo diftin a in its fpecific charaBers, and withal fo common if
is matter o f admiration that we do not find more notice taken o f it by Authors. Mr L ig h t f o o t in his A ' 1
m m . ven “ accurat<; defcription o f it, which cannot fail o f making it known: he q u o t e s s i A x S S
figure, which reprefents our plant, and adopts his name of'aurantius. Mr. H udson does not mention it- anrl we
are not certain whether the plant we refer to in R a y be ours or not. A s well as Mr L ightfT o t ^ V T 6
doubts whether it was the fragihs o f L innasus; but confidering his defcription, as well as that o f V a il^ nt1
who gives a figure to which L innasus refers, we are certain it mufl be a different niant I f the I . y- r ?ƒ*
fo i S h e r e f c ^ ^ ° f L,NNyEUS' I is a very different Plant | | | indeed.P Vid. Soh a/j.% ' ‘t a f ^ o .
^wTrhf i ^ Unf nS ,h S l l j "leanS " ncom?>?n in elevated paftures, particularly where Eye-bright grows It is ufuallv
dwarfijh on heaths; but where the grabs is not clofe fed, it is found with a ftalk three inches hifh The briMian™
of its colour Toon ftrikes the eye. We may obferve, that this colour is moft vivid or moft incined to red in the
young ones. As it grows old, it becomes .yellower, and quickly changes quite black. M eed i hat an e ftZ rM
a ;7 toC?pl“ Cy tUmb DOt °Dly fr0m ^ bUt fr0m the « The ftalk l
It is found in perfe£lion about the middle of September.
It does not poffeft any particular acrimony; but is not numbered with fuch as may be eaten with fafety.