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 TAB. CCXLVI. Curt. Lond. fasc. 5. t. 71.

very rare, but sometimes so varying from the common character as not readily to be distinguished, though certainly a distinct species, and by no means related to A. clypeolarius, as Dr. Withering seems to intimate. I have found it in Lord Mansfield's woods, Hampstead, in woods in Norfolk, on Moushold heath near Norwich, and other places. TAB. CCXLVII. . With. ed. 3. v. 4. 221.

are well known to be used in sauces and made dishes in many parts of England, as well as on the Continent. Bulliard distinguishes two sorts, which appear to me to be varieties, depending on soil or other circumstances. They grow in meadows, heaths, road-sides, banks, &c. in most seasons, after rain plentifully; always tending to form circles or fairy-rings as they are called. The different dpecimens vary a little in colour from a light to a deep buff. The pileus is somewhat convex; the lamellæ not numerous; the stipes seldom quite smooth; the whole plant inclining to a leathery texture. This species is sometimes called the Scotch bonnet. See Raii Syn. p. 6. n. 27. It frequently has an agreeable odour like almond kernels. TAB. CCXLVIII. With. 3. ed. v. 4. 270.

Curt. Lond. fasc. 3. t. 69. almost every-where. It is most generally of a hemisphærical form, yet, like other fungi, occasionally varies, and perhaps may furnish a new