CERTAIN POISONOUS PLANTS 



is that common toadstool appropriately called Death- 

 cup (Amanita phalloides), whose resemblance to the 

 edible Agaric or Field Mushroom (Agaricus cam- 

 pestris) causes it to be mistaken for the latter by the 



DEATH CUP 



(Amcmita phalloides) > 



ignorant. Any one who has not had practical instruc- 

 tion in differentiating edible fungi from poisonous, 

 would best leave the fungus order religiously alone. 

 Mushroom gathering is a business for experts. 



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