pastures; pileus whitish, and convex; gills of a light chocolate shade; stem nearly two inches broad.
Agaricus eburneus, or Ivory Mushroom, found in beech woods; grayish-yellow pileus; broad gills; stem long and scaly.
Agaricus Georgii, St George's Agaric, or Whitecaps, found in moist pastures, and in the shelter of old barns, farmhouses, and churches; flesh yellow; gills yellowish-white; pileus twelve to eighteen inches broad; the least valuable of British species of agaric, but useful in ketchup-making.
Agaricus oreades, Fairy-ring Mushroom, or Scotch bonnets, found in meadows, where it grows in circles known as "fairy rings;" pileus seldom exceeds an inch in diameter; stem solid, tough, and fibrous, with a boss or umbo in the centre, of a light brown colour; the flesh white, and of a pleasant odour.
Agaricus odorus, Anise Mushroom, or Sweet-scented Agaric; pileus slightly convex, about three inches broad, and with pale gills; the scent like that of anise; stem strong, fleshy, but not very tall.
Agaricus formosus, or Smoky Mushroom; so called from the colour of the upper surface of the pileus; the stalk and gills of a pale yellow; grows in fir woods.
Agaricus primulus, or Mousseron, grows in woods and pastures, where the soil is sandy; pileus convex, yellow, about three or four inches in diameter; gills change from white to flesh colour.
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