NOTES. 



1. Agaricus Georgii — Frequently sold in the young state as 



Buttons and for making Ketchup, but emits no juice and is 

 useless. 



2. Agaricus muscarius — Said to poison Flies and Bugs Avhea 



steeped in milk, Linn. Certain doses giTe spirits to those 

 ■who eat of it ; larger doses may prove poison, and produce 

 madness and death. 



3. Agaricus pratensis, Champignon — Sold at market for soups, 



&c. A. virosus is often eaten by mistake for it, and proves 

 fatal. 



4. Agaricus violaceus — Sold in the Markets under the nam* 



of Bluets; not good for much. 



5. Agaricus virosus — One of the most dangerous of Poisons. 

 C Boletus iiepaticus — The shape of a Liver, and cuts with a 



reddish juice when ripe. 

 7. Boletus. Lachrymans — Often called Dryrot: too common 



in Houses, Sliips, &c. 

 S. Xylostroma ciganteum — Oak Leather Rot: too common 



in our Ships. 



9. Tab. 387, Fig. 3, a species of Fibrillaria, although a sign of 



slovenliness and loss, has become habitually creditable among 

 Wine Merchants in general. 



10. ^ciDiUM cANCEtLATWM — may b© avoided by proper naan- 

 ageaient. 



