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  BRITISH 
  FUNGI. 
  

  

  washed 
  over, 
  by 
  the 
  aid 
  of 
  a 
  camel-hair 
  pencil, 
  with 
  oil 
  

   of 
  turpentine, 
  in 
  which 
  a 
  little 
  finely 
  powdered 
  corrosive 
  

   sublimate 
  has 
  been 
  mixed. 
  As 
  the 
  sublimate 
  will 
  not 
  

   dissolve 
  in 
  the 
  turpentine, 
  it 
  is 
  essential 
  that 
  it 
  should 
  

   be 
  powdered 
  as 
  fine 
  as 
  possible, 
  and 
  that 
  the 
  mixture 
  

   should 
  be 
  well 
  shaken 
  before 
  it 
  is 
  employed. 
  * 
  

  

  Some 
  of 
  the 
  smaller 
  species 
  may 
  be 
  dried 
  at 
  once 
  

   without 
  dissection, 
  and 
  there 
  are 
  others, 
  which, 
  though 
  

   larger, 
  are 
  less 
  watery, 
  and 
  may 
  be 
  dried 
  in 
  a 
  current 
  of 
  

   air, 
  so 
  as 
  to 
  retain 
  much 
  of 
  their 
  original 
  character. 
  

   Many 
  of 
  the 
  species 
  of 
  Pohjporus, 
  Dcedalea, 
  Thelephora, 
  

   &c, 
  require 
  nothing 
  more 
  than 
  drying 
  in 
  the 
  air, 
  wash- 
  

   ing 
  with 
  a 
  little 
  turpentine, 
  and 
  keeping 
  in 
  paper 
  trays 
  

   or 
  boxes. 
  It 
  is 
  scarce 
  worthy 
  of 
  inquiry 
  what 
  fluid 
  

   will 
  best 
  preserve 
  the 
  specimens 
  immersed 
  in 
  it, 
  since 
  

   the 
  room 
  occupied 
  by 
  a 
  series 
  of 
  glass 
  bottles 
  or 
  jars, 
  

   each 
  containing 
  its 
  own 
  individual 
  species, 
  would 
  be 
  so 
  

   great 
  as 
  to 
  render 
  the 
  method 
  impracticable. 
  Withering 
  

   recommended, 
  that 
  for 
  such 
  a 
  process 
  two 
  ounces 
  of 
  

   sulphate 
  of 
  copper 
  should 
  be 
  powdered 
  and 
  dissolved 
  in 
  

   a 
  pint 
  of 
  boiling 
  water, 
  and 
  when 
  cold 
  added 
  to 
  half 
  a 
  

   pint 
  of 
  spirits 
  of 
  wine. 
  In 
  this 
  liquor 
  the 
  specimens 
  

   should 
  be 
  immersed 
  for 
  three 
  or 
  four 
  hours, 
  then 
  taken 
  

   out 
  and 
  placed 
  permanently 
  in 
  glass 
  bottles 
  containing 
  a 
  

   preserving 
  fluid 
  of 
  the 
  proportions 
  of 
  three 
  fluid 
  ounces 
  

   of 
  spirits 
  of 
  wine 
  to 
  a 
  pint 
  of 
  water. 
  We 
  nevertheless 
  

   entertain 
  serious 
  doubts 
  whether 
  such 
  a 
  plan 
  would 
  in 
  

   its 
  results 
  offer 
  compensation 
  for 
  the 
  labour, 
  room, 
  and 
  

   expense 
  to 
  be 
  sacrificed. 
  

  

  * 
  \ 
  fadotibtedly 
  turpi 
  atine 
  disc 
  lours 
  the 
  specimens 
  very 
  much 
  \ 
  

   b 
  .t 
  ■ 
  urbolic 
  acid 
  ilm-n 
  -o 
  much 
  more. 
  

  

  