265. =: _CRYPTOGAMIA. 
ing, as stewing, is advisable with most Fungi, and seems to 
render them all more easily digested. The following are the 
kinds of Fungi most in use :— 
Agaricus campestris (Common Mushroom.)* 4 
procerus. 
edulis (White Caps). 
orcades (Scotch Bonnets). 
violaceus (Bluets). 
odorus. 
eburneus. 
ulmarius, 
. deliciosus, 
Tuber ciberium (Truffle). 
Morchella esculenta (Morel). 
Helvella esculenta. 
Clavaria coralloides, 
~ cinerea, 
Merulius cantharellus. 
Boletus edulis, 
Amanita czsarea or aurantiacea. 
Mepictnat Propertres._These are of little interest. s 
Boletus igniarius (or fomentarius),*called Female Agari¢; , 
Agaric of the Oak, Spunk, Touchwood, has been employed 
as astyptic, for the suppression of hemorrhage. It 
acts in the same manner as lint or sponge. It grows para 
_sitie on the Oak. To render it fit for use, the epidermis 
