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  BRITISH" 
  FUNGI. 
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  whereas 
  it 
  is 
  often 
  eaten 
  without 
  ill 
  effects. 
  If 
  the 
  

   fourth 
  ru\e 
  is 
  without 
  exception, 
  how 
  is 
  it 
  that 
  the 
  

   orange 
  agaric 
  (Lactarius 
  deliciosus), 
  which 
  contains 
  a 
  

   milky 
  juice, 
  has 
  obtained 
  the 
  name 
  of 
  delicious, 
  and 
  is 
  

   really 
  considered 
  so 
  by 
  those 
  who 
  have 
  tried 
  it, 
  and 
  

   without 
  inconvenience 
  ? 
  If 
  the 
  fifth 
  rule 
  is 
  accepted, 
  

   then 
  both 
  species 
  of 
  Coprinus, 
  which 
  have 
  been 
  recom- 
  

   mended 
  as 
  affording 
  an 
  excellent 
  ketchup, 
  must 
  be 
  

   avoided. 
  

  

  In 
  default, 
  however, 
  of 
  general 
  rules, 
  we 
  would 
  re- 
  

   commend 
  no 
  one 
  to 
  experiment 
  upon 
  species 
  which 
  are 
  

   unknown 
  to 
  them, 
  or 
  which 
  we 
  have 
  not 
  pointed 
  out 
  as 
  

   safe. 
  It 
  is 
  not 
  advisable 
  to 
  venture 
  upon 
  such 
  as 
  have 
  

   a 
  decidedly 
  acrid 
  or 
  unpleasant 
  taste 
  in 
  the 
  raw 
  state, 
  

   unless 
  they 
  arc 
  known 
  to 
  be 
  edible. 
  One 
  or 
  two 
  species 
  

   which 
  possess 
  such 
  properties 
  when 
  uncooked, 
  are 
  whole- 
  

   some 
  when 
  dressed 
  ; 
  but 
  these 
  are 
  exceptions 
  to 
  the 
  

   general 
  rule. 
  If 
  only 
  such 
  species 
  are 
  employed 
  as 
  we 
  

   have 
  described 
  in 
  the 
  foregoing 
  pages, 
  and 
  delineated 
  

   in 
  the 
  plates, 
  there 
  is 
  no 
  fear 
  of 
  unpleasant 
  results. 
  

   Unfortunately, 
  it 
  is 
  too 
  true 
  that 
  some 
  people 
  will 
  not 
  

   five 
  themselves 
  the 
  trouble 
  to 
  think 
  or 
  examine, 
  or 
  we 
  

   should 
  never 
  hear 
  of 
  such 
  manifest 
  stupidity, 
  as 
  con- 
  

   founding 
  the 
  root 
  of 
  monkshood 
  with 
  that 
  of 
  horseradish 
  ; 
  

   two 
  roots 
  almost 
  as 
  unlike 
  as 
  roots 
  well 
  can 
  be, 
  and 
  

   much 
  more 
  distinct 
  than 
  many 
  a 
  noxious 
  and 
  esculent 
  

   mushroom. 
  Upon 
  such 
  individuals 
  all 
  rules 
  and 
  

   recommendations 
  would 
  be 
  thrown 
  away 
  ; 
  but 
  the 
  

   majority 
  of 
  our 
  readers 
  will, 
  we 
  think, 
  confess 
  that 
  

   we 
  have 
  given 
  them 
  the 
  best 
  guide 
  in 
  the 
  distinct 
  

  

  