40 EDIBLE AND POISONOUS MUSHROOMS. 



but almost amethystine. Dead leaves which 

 have drifted into a ditch, or have accumu- 

 lated in heaps to rot, in the corners of 

 large gardens and recreation grounds, are 

 favourite localities for these two species. 

 We have always preferred specimens before 

 they are quite fully grown, or the lilac 

 colour changes to vinous red, for the table, 

 and then they are mild and luscious, 

 especially when grilled and served on toast. 

 It must be remembered that as fruits differ 

 from each other in flavour, according to the 

 species or varieties, so also do the edible 

 fungi, and that the flavour of one species is 

 not found in another, so that no single 

 species can be set up as a standard for 

 comparison. Fruits that are not peaches, 

 or apricots, may be very good plums. 



