190 The Beneficial and Injurious Influences of Fungi. 

 Autumn Species. 



Amanita rubescens Blusher. 



Amanitopsis vaginatus Grisette. 



Armillaria mucida Beech tuft. 



Lepiota procera Parasol. 



Tricholoma personatum Blue-stalk. 



T. nudum Wood blewit. 



T. grammopodium Striped Stalk. 



Pleurotus ostreatus Oyster of the Woods. 



Agaricus campestris Pasture Mushroom. 



A. arvensis Meadow Mushroom. 

 Coprinus comatus Shaggy Inkcap. 



C. atramentarius Smooth Inkcap. 



Hygrophorus pratensis Field Apricot. 



H. niveus Snowdrop. 



Lactarius deliciosus. Delicious Red-Milk. 



Cantharellus cibarius Chanterelle. 



Boletus edulis Dainty bolet. 



B. scaber Rough bolet 

 Fistulina hepatica Beefsteak. 

 Hydnum repandum Wood urchin. 

 Clavaria vermicularis White Coral Tufts. 

 Lycoperdon giganteum Giant Puff Ball. 

 Helvetia crispa Brittle Helvel. 

 Peziza badia Brown Elf Cup. 



P. vesiculosa Bladder Elf Cup. 



The question at once arises : How can this vast supply of 

 food be made available for public use ? 



There are many ways of doing this which quickly suggest 

 themselves to our minds. 



Instruction in schools should be given of some elementary 

 knowledge of Fungi ; models and coloured illustrations, like 

 the large wall maps prepared by Worthington Smith and others, 

 might with great advantage be exhibited in schools, and the 

 scholars invited to collect and compare specimens with the 

 models and illustrations, and by periodical exhibitions of 

 named specimens. In the Nature Study Classes, which are 

 formed mainly of the teaching community, there is a great 

 amount of ignorance with regard to the nature of Fungi, 

 especially their edible and poisonous properties and their 

 economic importance generally, some progress is being made, 

 but much more remains to be done to remove this ignorance 

 and prejudice. 



It must be borne in mind that there is no golden rule to 

 distinguish the good from the bad, such as the peeling of the 

 cuticle, or testing with silver spoon or golden ring or such like 

 fancies, but the characters of a dozen good eatable species are 

 as soon acquired as those of a dozen flowering plants. 



In many of the continental countries Fungi are more used 

 for food than with us in England. They are not only used 

 in the fresh state but are preserved or dried for winter use. 

 Here the only one generally used is the common Mushroom, 



Naturalist, 



