VEGETABLE POISONS, ^1 



PEPPER AGARIC. 



Fungus piperatus albus, ladeo fucco tur- 

 gens. Rays Synopf. 4. 



Fungus albus acris. Bauh. Pin, 370. 



Agaricus ftipitatus, pilco planiufculo lac- 

 tefcente, margine deflexo, lamellis incar- 

 nato-palUdis. Lin. Sp. PL 1641. 



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H E ftalk is about two inches high. 



The pileus is convex when young: as it 

 expands, it becomes nearly flat : its colour is 

 a dirty white, with a mixture of grey. 



The dilk is conftantly bent inwards : 

 when the fungus is decaying, the hat be- 

 comes deprcfTed in its centre, and is fome- 

 times feen funnel- fhaped* 



The lamellae are clofe, numerous, and 

 of a pale frefh colour. When any part 

 of this fungus is wounded, a cream-coloured 

 liquid diftils from the part, extremely acrid 



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