MUSHROOMS 



Mother Nature is fond of color and gives us touches of 



it everywhere. 



None of the coral fungi, or clavarias, is poisonous, 



but some of them are so bitter or tough as to be unfit 



for food. The flesh of some 

 is very tender. They often 

 grow in such large and dense 

 clusters as to make one 

 think of huge Cauliflowers. 

 The time to get them is in 

 the fall. 



There is another form 

 that is sometimes called the 

 true coral fungus. Its color 

 is white. In shape it is 

 very much like the yellow 

 one seen in the picture. It 

 smells like the common 



Little Tongue Clavaria. meadow mushroom, and has 



a pleasant taste. This fun- 

 gus is much used in Germany, Italy, and Switzer- 

 land, where it is dried for winter use. 



Here is a picture of an odd-looking plant. It is 

 called the Little Tongue Clavaria. When young it is 

 yellow, but as it grows older it turns to a light, pink- 

 ish brown. 



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