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appears to have been correlated with the depth of development 

 of the mycelium upon which the fruit-bodies were borne. 



The wild fruit-bodies of Marasmius oreades are excellent as 

 food, and they are superior to the Common Mushroom in that they 

 are quite free from maggots and can be kept for a long time without 

 rotting. The fruit-bodies raised on the manure bed were just as 



