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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1792 Excerpt: ...Gifli rather paler than the pileus. Stem yellowish at the bafr. the colour of the gills upwards. Mr. Woodward.--PUeus varying from deep chocolate to chefnut; darkest in the center, wilh sometimes a few scales. Stem generally tapering. This is a very common species, growing in numerous circular ptches undeT shady trees., . Woods near Bath. Powick, Worcestershire. Mr. Woodward.--Hedge banks, Castk-bromwicb. Mr. Stack House.--Fine Grove, . Vak. I. Gills 4 to 8 in a set. Pileus concave, dotted. Schajf. 252.. '.11 '/'. l. r. Gills decurrent, paler than the stem, nurnerous, 2 long gtilscftDi united near the stem, and then they include only one Menoe-diate glll, with a little tooth on each fide. Pileus from fall cinnamon to chesnut, dotted with little pits, Oti central part concave, and the tdge tuming up with ge. Stem iolid, brown cinnamon, crooked, thinnest downwards, i inches high and 3-8ths diameter. Fl. dan. i oi i, scyatUsormis) is by M. Va H L referred to the ab species of Schiffer, but the Daniih plant is defcribed as Wif a woolly pileus, and is f gured with a hollcw stem, wheteas Scktfc exprefsly fays that his plant has a folid stem. Pastures, Edgbaston.... O il bronze AGA'RICUS rubes'cens. (schiffer.)--Gillsieddi l; brown, 8 in a set. Pileus reddi h brown, with daritfr concentric circles.--. Schff. 73. Gills decurrent, reddi h brown, 8 in a set. Pileus reddi h brown, marked with concentric circles osa dailfi hade; in g nerai fiat, but hollow in the center, and wvaed nil bent down at the edgc, clothy to the touch; 1$ to 3 incfies diameter; lloping. Stem folid, reddi h, brown, whiti h within, 1 inch long toeart' inch diameter, nearly cylindrical, but rather thinner damwards, gene...

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