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merits cultivation. The nuts are very sweet, in shape and 

 size between a common nut and a filbert, with a very thin 

 shell, which is a great recommendation for the table. The 

 plants are said to be great bearers. 



At the same meeting, Mr. Dickson exhibited some 

 specimens of a fungus, called the Agaricus Georgii, much 

 resembling the Agaricus campestris, or Common Mush- 

 room. It is frequently mistaken for the common mush- 

 room, and is, at times, even brought, as such, into Covent 

 Garden market; although it is known to be very noxious in 

 its qualities, when eaten, frequently causing violent sick- 

 ness. The A. Georgii grows principally in salt marshes, 

 and near the sea coast. Its chief points of difference from 

 the A. campestris, are, that the skin of the pileus is brown, 

 with streaks of red, whilst that of the eatable one is white, 

 which moreover peels cleanly off from the flesh ; the skin 

 of the A. Georgii, on the contrary, does not come off 

 readily, but breaks short. The gills also of the common 

 mushroom are of a bright pink colour, when young and 

 fresh ; those of the other species are paler, and when 

 broken or pressed, give out a yellow juice. The A. Georgii 

 appears about a fortnight before the A. campestris, in its 

 natural places of growth, which circumstance makes it 

 more liable to be used as a common mushroom. 



November 5, 1816. A box of Pears, sent to the Society 

 by Dr. Van Mons, of Brussells, was examined at this 

 meeting. It contained several good autumn fruits, of 

 which four were considered superior. They are stated, by 



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