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Poisonous Plants in the Vicinity of New York 



This collection is intended to display to the visitor 

 characteristic specimens of all poisonous plants, both 

 wild and cultivated, which commonly occur in the living 

 state in the vicinity of this city. The number of such 

 plants is rather large, although very small as compared with 

 that of the non-poisonous ones. Many people miss con- 

 siderable enjoyment in their association with living plants 

 because of their unfounded suspicions as to their character. 

 On the other hand, many cases of poisoning, of a more or 

 less severe character, result from a failure to recognize the 

 dangerous individuals among plants. It is believed that a 

 careful study of the contents of this case will enable the 

 visitor to recognize most of the poisonous plants of this 

 vicinity. 



Numbers 63 16-63 16.16 are pictures of poisonous fungi, of which specimens cannot 

 be satisfactorily preserved. These should be compared with those of 

 edible species, Nos. 3312-3317.24. 



6316. Lurid Boletus. — Suillellus luridus (Schaeff.) Murrill. Native of Europe and 

 America, occurring in clayey soil in woods. 



6316.1. Bitter Boletus.— Tylopilus felleus (Bull.) P. Karst. Native of North 

 America, growing in the ground in woodlands. 



6316.2. Unsafe Inocybe. — Inocybe infida (Peck) Earle. Native of Europe and 

 America, growing in grassy places, where the fairy-ring mushroom occurs. 



6316.3. Astringent Panus. — Panellus stypticus (Bull.) P. Karst. A phosphorescent 

 species, native of temperate regions, growing on stumps. 



6316.4. Large-sheathed Vaginata. — Vaginata agglutinata (B. & C.) Kuntze. 

 Native of the eastern and central United States, growing in open woodlands. 



6316.5. Emetic Russula. — Russula emetica Fries. Native of Europe and the 

 eastern United States, growing in leaf-mold. 



6316.6. Fetid Russula. — Russula joetens Pers. Native of Europe and the United 

 States, growing under oak trees. 



63 16.7. Sweat-producing Clitocybe. — Clitocybe sudorifica Peck. Native of northern 

 New York, growing in grassy places. 



6316.8. False Chanterel. — Chanterel aurantiaca (Wulf.) Fries. Native of North 

 America, growing in or near decayed wood. 



6316.9. Pine-cone Amanita. — Venenarius solitarius (Bull.) Murrill. Native of 

 the United States, growing mostly in open places. 



6316.10. Deadly Amanita. — V. phalloides (Fries) Murrill. Widely distributed, 

 growing mostly in leaf-mold in woods. 



6316.11. Fly Amanita. — V. muscarius (L.) Earle. Native of temperate regions, 

 growing mostly under pine trees. 



