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CRYPTOGAMS 



A better way is to make the prints on very thin Japan paper 

 and float it on a dish of fixative or mucilage until the latter 

 penetrates the paper through and through. Then dry it and 

 mount it on a card for reference. 



Another way of fixing is to spray a fixative over the paper 

 first and then get the spore prints while the preparation is 

 still moist. 



Caution. Too much cannot be said concerning the 

 danger of tasting unknown fungi. Beware of any fungus 



FIG. 106. Spore print and spore-bearing surface. 

 (Photographed by A. H. Lewis.) 



which has a cup at its base. As a rule, any highly colored 

 or strong-smelling fungus or one having a milky sap is not 

 regarded as wholesome, although there are exceptions to 

 all these rules. 



209. FUNGI 

 Object. To study shelf fungi. 



Procure as many different kinds of shelf fungi as possible. 

 They are always found growing upon the dead branches of 

 trees or upon fallen logs. 



