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Poisonous Plants in the Vicinity of New York 
This collection is intended to display to the visitor 
characteristic specimens of all poisonous plants, both 
wild and cultivated, which commonly occur in the living 
state in the vicinity of this city. The number of such 
plants is rather large, although very small as compared with 
that of the non-poisonous ones. Many people miss con- 
siderable enjoyment in their association with living plants 
because of their unfounded suspicions as to their character. 
On the other hand, many cases of poisoning, of a more or 
less severe character, result from a failure to recognize the 
dangerous individuals among plants. It is believed that a 
careful study of the contents of this case will enable the 
visitor to recognize most of the poisonous plants of this 
vicinity. 
Numbers 6316-6316.16 are pictures of poisonous fungi, of which specimens cannot 
be satisfactorily preserved. These should be compared with those of 
edible species, Nos. 3312-3317.24. 
6316. Lurid Boletus. —Suillellus luridus (Schaeff.) Murrill. Native of Europe and 
America, occurring in clayey soil in woods. 
6316.1. Bitter Boletus.—Tylopilus felleus (Bull.) P. Karst. Native of North 
America, growing in the ground in woodlands. 
6316.2. Unsafe Inocybe.—Inocybe infida (Peck) Earle. Native of Europe and 
America, growing in grassy places, where the fairy-ring mushroom occurs. 
6316.3. Astringent Panus.—Panellus stypticus (Bull.) P. Karst. A phosphorescent 
species, native of temperate regions, growing on stumps. 
6316.4. Large-sheathed Vaginata.—Vaginata agglutinata (B. & C.) Kuntze. 
Native of the eastern and central United States, growing in open woodlands. 
6316.5. Emetic Russula.n—Russula emetica Fries. Native of Europe and the 
. eastern United States, growing in leaf-mold. 
6316.6. Fetid Russula.—Russula foetens Pers. Native of Europe and the United 
States, growing under oak trees. 
6316.7. Sweat-producing Clitocybe.—Clitocybe sudorifica Peck. Native of northern 
New York, growing in grassy places. 
6316.8. False Chanterel.—Chanterel aurantiaca (Wulf.) Fries. Native of North 
America, growing in or near decayed wood. 
6316.9. Pine-cone Amanita.—Venenarius solitarius (Bull.) Murrill. Native of 
the United States, growing mostly in open places. 
6316.10. Deadly Amanita.—V. phalloides (Fries) Murrill. Widely distributed, 
growing mostly in leaf-mold in woods. 
6316.11. Fly Amanita.—V. muscarius (L.) Earle. Native of temperate regions, 
growing mostly under pine trees. 
