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 pease, some the size of buttons, and some near full growth; others frequently appear issuing from the bed of a large size, being completely formed under the surface.

This species (Agaricus Campestris) is distinguishable from all others, by its fine white fleshy head, the red colour of the gills, and by its imparting an agreeable Mushroom flavour. As the plant becomes large, the gills assume a blackish red without, retaining however internally its fleshy colour, by which it always shews itself to be the true sort.

THE Mushroom tribe has long afforded much speculation to naturalists, with respect to being perfect or imperfect plants. The flower and seed, from their exceeding