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large, bright clusters are easily seen at considerable distances, and the fresh 

 caps appear as if they might be edible, but, according to the experience of 

 two or three of my correspondents, whose courage was greater than their 

 discretion in testing the edibility ot this plant, it produces sickness, nausea 

 and vomiting ; but it is not dangerous, for, as soon as the unwholesome 

 material is rejected, the system recovers its usual tone. 



One correspondent has written me that by parboiling in salt water, 

 then rinsingf well and stewing in cream, butter and seasoning', he has been 

 able to eat this mushroom without evil consequences. 



The fresh plants are phosphorescent. If placed in a dark room or 

 viewed in the night, the phosphorescent light is plainly perceptible. 



LIST OF PLATES AND SPECIES 

 Edible species 



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j Amanitopsis strangulata (Fr.) Rose Strarigulated amanitopsis 



I Lepiota americana Pk. American lepiota 



I Tricholoma portentosum centrale Pk. Central tricholoma 



I Tricholoma terreum fragrans Pk. Fragrant tricholoma 



( Clitocybe clavipes (Pers.) Fr. Club stemmed clitocybe 



4° ] C. monadelpha Morg. Clustered clitocybe 



\ C. multiformis Pk. Multiform clitocybe 



( Collybia velutipes {Curt.) Fr. Velvet stemmed collybia 



48 C. radicata {Re//t.) Fr. Rooted collybia 



49 C. platyphylla Fr. Broad gilled collybia 



\ Hygrophorus flavodiscus Frost Yellow disked hygrophcrus 



r H. fuligineus Frost Sooty hygrophorus 



f Hygrophorus laricinus Pk. Larch hygrophorus 



51 J H. chlorophanus Fr. Sulfury hygrophorus 

 I H. speciosus Pk. Showy hygrophorus 



[ H. puniceus Fr. Red hygrophorus 



5 2 ] H. virgineus (Wulf.) Fr. White hygrophorus 

 I Boletinus grisellus Pk. Grayish boletinus 



[ Lactarius chelidonium Pk. Celandine lactarius 



53 -j L. distans Pk. Distant gilled lactarius 

 j L, gerardii Pk. Gerard's lactarius 



\ Russula roseipes {Seer.) Bres. Rosy stemmed russula 



1 R. ochrophylla Pk. Ochery gilled russula 



