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Mycologia 



come illegible in a few years. The first word is probably intended 

 for " Spectators." 



Both the deadly amanita, Venenarius phalloides, and the fly 

 agaric, Venenarius muscarius, are extremely common in the 

 vicinity of New Brunswick, but while in most localities the for- 

 mer is more abundant, in and around the old graveyard at Pisca- 

 taway the fly agaric seems to be much commoner than its relative, 

 suggesting that this species was the " food rare " which caused 

 the untimely death of the two unfortunate youths and furnished 

 the inspiration for the unknown epitaph writer. 



George W. Martin. 



