116 EDIBLE AND POISONOUS MUSHROOMS. 



woods, yielding a very acrid and biting 

 white milk. It is affirmed to be one of the 

 most deadly of British fungi, but we shall 

 content ourselves with the general caution 

 not to eat any of the milky fungi which 

 yield an acrid or peppery juice. Indeed, if 

 all the milky fungi were placed under the 

 ban indiscriminately, it might be the most 

 politic course to adopt. There are plenty 

 of sound edible species without them. 



