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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 "I 

 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 danyerous, for, as soon as the unwholesome 

 material is rejected, the system recovers its usual tone. 



One correspondent has written me that by parboiling in saltwater, 

 then rinsing 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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Amanitopsis strangulata (Fr.) Roze 



Lepiota americana Pk. 



Tricholoma portentosum centrale /'/-. 



Tricholoma terreum fragrans Pk. 



Clitocybe clavipes (Pers.) Fr. 



C. monadelpha Morg. 



C. multiformis /'/•. 



Collybia velutipes (Curt.) Fr. 



C. radicata (Relh.) Fr. 



C. platyphylla Fr. 



Hygrophorus flavodiscus Frost 



H. fuligineus Frost 



Hygrophorus laricinus Pk. 



II. chlorophanus Fr. 



H. speciosus Pk. 



H. puniceus Fr. 



H. virgineus 1 \\'ulf.\ Fr. 



Boletinus grisellus IVc. 



Lactarius chelidonium /'/•. 



L. distans Pk. 



1.. gerardii Pk. 



Russula roseipes (Seer.) Bres. 



R, ochrophylla Pk. 



Strangulated amanitopsis 

 American lepiota 

 Central tricholoma 

 Fragrant tricholoma 

 Club stemmed clitocybe 

 Clustered clitocybe 

 Multiform clitocybe 

 Velvet stemmed collybia 

 Rooted collybia 

 Broad gilled collybia 

 Yellow disked hygrophorus 

 Sooty hygrophorus 

 Larch hygrophorus 

 Sulfury hygrophorus 

 Showy hygrophorus 

 Red hygrophorus 

 White hygrophorus 

 Grayish boletinus 

 ( Celandine lactarius 

 Distant gilled lactarius 

 Gerard's lactarius 

 Rosy .stemmed russula 

 ( Ichery gilled russula 



