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Sowerby names the plate Agaricus integer L., but this is a mild 
species, whilst the plants illustrated—at least in part—are acrid, as 
Sowerby’s notes show. The yellow example is R. ochroleuca Fr. ; 
he blood-red 
t e R pie Fe..3 d the rose-coloured 
example L. veternosa F he three upper examples and section 
are from one drawing, the yellow and purple below from another ; 
a te-coloured specime On this sheet 
pi Uikee large ‘pencil Set of three panos: of the Frindevcr 
Sowerby writes, of what he calls Agaricus integer: “a very common 
plant in or near woods everywheks and in all damp seasons ; easily 
case with such common species. o allowing in the. general ap- 
pearance the tast is extremly acrid, never bane specimens with the 
lamelle or gills connected, but what was approaching a decaying 
state and were ean connected _— the gossimer perhaps 0 
some one of the agree 9 ond- sheet he writes,— ** tast 
biting,” and on the third, a“ csaeel why oa 
02. Lacrarius pExiciosus Fr. There a good partially 
coloured original of this, with a much valle gen than plate, 
with a note on one pileus, ‘‘ may be redder;”’ this instruction has 
juice naturally changes to green on exposure to the air, but at the 
viediniisl time the soalcs are oe the aegther natural colour 
. Laotarrus circeLyatus Fr. There is an original of this, 
containing six figures; four pity are used on the plate. 
204. Lactarius rurus Fr. Made up from two drawings, one 
showing the habit, the other the section; the latter without the 
milky drops of the plate. On the section is written, ‘‘ Bech ish 
and biting.” This note shows that Fries was in error in referring 
the plate to L. subdulcis Fr. Three sketches of habit, with pabilinte 
pilei, on another drawing, are labelled ‘“ tastless ;” these may 
belong to L. subdulcis sa In the middle of the iebe | a . large 
re tong Fr., with a note, ‘a very pleasant hroo st (viz) 
Sow ‘thy obviou had several different Sie in 
iixnd whith he donfageal together. 
(To be pee 
THE BOTANICAL CONGRESS. 
More than six hundred members attended the oe Con- 
gress at Vienna from June 11th-18th. On June 11th m 
were invited to be present at the opening of the Botanisal: Ex- 
exhibits was an interesting historical collection, including MSS. 
and drawings o: uin. Then seph Jacquin 
recalls the historic botanic garden of Schonbrunn, and a notable 
net of the Congress was the unveiling of his Sisk) in the Festsaale 
