_Agaricus deliciosus_, or _Orange-milked Agaric_, found in coverts of fir and juniper; pileus viscid, orange, and upwards of four inches broad; gills and juice of a fine orange colour. _Agaricus procerus_, or _Parasol Mushroom_, found in the shade of trees, on meadows with a sandy soil; stem from eight to twelve inches high, with a thick spongy ring; pileus bell-shaped, and covered with brown scales. _Agaricus Virgineus_, or _White Field Agaric_, found in rich moist 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. _How many Vegetable Species exist over the whole surface of the Globe?_ I will not do my readers the injustice to suppose that they are unacquainted with the writings of our greatest English poetess, Elizabeth Barrett Browning. They will not fail to have been attracted by the prodigal genius, the superabundant power, the exquisite imagery, the profound spirit of tenderness, the high, pure thoughts, which render almost every page such delightful reading. Successful as she was, however, in giving expression to the most subtle emotions and the intensest feeling, I think she was even happier in her descriptions of scenery. These are invariably aglow with life and colour, and have all the fidelity of Creswick with the imaginative insight of Turner. Turning over her "Aurora Leigh," the other day, I lighted on the following beautiful picture:--