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5. Lepiota aurea. Golden lep'iote.
Thalli in small tufts, large, entirely reddish-brown ; stem
stiff, bald, thickish ; collar rather small ; cap fleshy, flattish,
slightly scaly or hairy; gills crowded, thin, slightly nicked.
Agaricus aureus, Sovcerby Fungi, 7T.
In woods, on the ground.
Cap 3 or 45 inches broad ; Jlesh brimstone-yellow ; taste
bitter.
6. Lepiota polymyces. Many-stemmed lepiote.
Thalli in close tufts ; stem collared, conical, greyisholive;
cap bossed, scaly, greyish-yellow; gills rather decur-
rent, pale-whitish.
Agaricus melleus, Bolton Fung. 141.
Agaricus congregatus, Bolton Fung. 140.
Agaricus ainiularius. Bull. Herb. 540.
Agaricus stipitis, Sowerhy Fungi, 101.
Agaricus cumulafus, Withering Arr. 4, 193.
Agaricus polymyces, Persoon Syn. 269.
In woods, at the roots of trees, or on the ground.
Stem solid, elastic ; collar thick.
7. Lepiota caudicina. Stem lepiote.
Thalli in tufts ; stem scaly, rather slender, cylindrical
cap rather fleshy, bossed, bald, cinnamon- colour; gills
slightly decurrent, pale rusty-brown.
Agaricus mutabilis, Schceff. Fung. 9.
Agaricus annularis, Bull. Herb. 543.
Agaricus lignalilis, Bull. Herb. 534, I.
Agaricus caudicinus, Persoon Syn. 27 i.
On rotten trunks of trees; autumn.
Cap quite bald, rather slimy; esculent.
8. Lepiota helvola. Reddish-hrown lepiote.
Thalli gregarious, middle-size ; stem rather long, cylin-
drical, girt at bottom with a very small collar; cap rather
fleshy, bossed, nearly cinnamon-coloured ; gills distant, of
the same colour.
Agaricus hinnuleus, Sowerft^ jfi'ung-f, 173.
Agaricus helvolus, Persoon Syn. 273.
In woods, grassy grounds, and paths.
Cap half an inch over ; stem 3 inches long.
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