Nov., 1903.] Poisonous and Other Injurious Plants. 1 7 



I. Thali-Ophyta. Fungi. 



I. Aspergillus lierbarioriim (Wiggers). (A. glaucus (L. ) 

 Link.) Apparently the cause of "staggers" in horses, 

 when eaten with food on which it grows. 



Claviceps purpurea ( Fr. ) Tul. Ergot. Very poisonous to 

 stock. 



Ustilago maydis (DC.) Corda. Corn Smut. Causes death 

 to cattle, although not supposed to be very poisonous. 



Ustilago avenae (Pers. ) Jens. Oat Smut. In large quan- 

 tities it is poisonous to cattle. 



Tilletia tritici (Bjerk.J Wint. Stinking Smnt of Wheat. 

 Poisonous to stock. Deleterious in the flour. 



Coleosporium solidaginis (Schw. ) Theum. Parasitic on 

 species of Solidago. Supposed to be poisonous to horses, 

 when eaten with the host plant. 



7. Puccinia graminis Pers. Wheat Rust. Uredo stage. The 



spores cause inflamation of the mucous membrane of the 

 mouth and nose of persons harvesting wheat. The sore- 

 ness of the lips caused by the rust is often severe. 



8. Boletus felleus Bull. Bitter Boletus. Poisonous to man. 



9. Boletus piperatus Bull. Poisonous to man. 



10. Cantharellus aurantiacus (Wulf.) Fr. Supposed to be pois- 



onous. 



11. Hygrophorus conicus (Scop.) Fr. Poisonous to man. 



12. lycntinus stipticus (Bull.) Schr. (Panus stipticus Fr.) 



Poisonous to man. 



13. Marasmius peronatus (Bolt.) Fr. Supposed to be poisonous 



to man. 



14. Marasmius urens (Bull.) Fr. Supposed to be poisonous. 



15. Chalymatta campanulata (ly. ) Karst. Poisonous. 



16. Hj^pholoma lacrimabundum Fr. Supposed to be poisonous. 



17. Pholiota squarrosoides Peck. Poisonous. 



18. Hj'porhodius clypeatus (L. ) Schr. (Entoloma clypeatum 



E.) Poisonous. 



19. Volvaria glojocephala (DC.) Quel. Poisonous. 



20. Volvaria vol vacea ( Bull. ) Sacc. Poisonous. 



21. Agaricus illudens Schw. (Clitocj'be.) Poisonous. 



22. Eepiota morgani Peck. Poisonous to man. 



23. Amanita niappa (Batsch.) Sacc. Poisonous. 



24. Amanita muscaria (Iv. ) Pers. Fly Amanita. Very poisonous 



when eaten and causes death. Poisonous also to cattle. 

 Used as a fly poison. 



25. Amanita phalloides (Fr.) Quel. Death Cup. [A. bulbosa 



Bull.) Poisonous. Probably the mo.st dangerous of all 

 the American fungi. 



