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Mycologia 



The fact that Dr. Deming is a practising physician, as well 

 as a student of fungi, makes his observations in this case ex- 

 ceedingly valuable. Replying to a letter requesting detailed in- 

 formation, Dr. Deming wrote me on June 22 as follows : 



" I thank you for your letter and the interest you take in the 

 mushroom incident. I was once vice-president of the N. Y. 

 Mycological Club, about the time when Professor Underwood 

 was its president, and so I should have known better than to 

 break my heretofore carefully observed rule not to eat any 



Fig. 3. Panaeolus papilionaceus (Bull.). 



mushrooms in quantity that I did not know to be perfectly safe. 

 Of the two kinds left with you, the smaller, dark ones I have 

 eaten freely for several years and they are excellent. The other 

 kind I was not familiar with, but it was growing in abundance 

 on the lawn of the Morris Park Club House on June 14. 



" I here transcribe notes made on that or the following even- 

 ing: June 14, '09, about 11:30 A. M., my son and I gathered 

 about a quart of mushrooms, mostly of the unknown variety and 

 some of the variety frequently eaten. No other kind was gath- 

 ered. These were stewed and served on toast at 1 P. M. I ate 

 only one-half slice with the mushroom thereon, some bread and 



