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of the genera with their characters and subdivisions; with specific names added in alphabetical order, having regard to the plates.
Roman numeral I with a dot. I. Fungi bearing seeds on an open receptacle:
† In the figured spore-bearing membrane (Hymenium), which
a) Projects into gills or folds.
A G A R I C U S.
Cap lamellate underneath: gills for the most part simple and straight.
FIRST FAMILY.
AMANITA. Rooted volva. Cap fleshy, for the most part covered with warts. Gills oblanceolate, subentire.
*) With the stem bare at the apex.
Agaricus badius. The coffee-brown Mushroom. S. tab. 245.
Agaricus bombycinus. The woolly Mushroom. S. t. 98.
Agaricus fulvus. The light-brown Mushroom. S. t. 95.
Agaricus guttatus. The speckled Mushroom. S. t. 240.
Agaricus hyalinus. The sea-green Mushroom. S. t. 244.
Agaricus plumbeus. The lead-colored Mushroom. t. 85 and 86.
**) With the stem possessing a manifest volva at the base, and equipped with a ring at the apex.
Agaricus bulbosus. The white egg-mushroom or Fly Agaric. t. 241,
Agaricus caefareus. The Caesar’s Mushroom. Lordly mushroom. S. t. 258.
Agaricus citrinus. Yellow Fly Agaric. S. t. 20.
An ornamental flourish.
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