ix% Dr. Lifter to Mr. Rayi 



than the Champignon^ or ordinary red-gilled eatable 

 Mujhromej and very much of the Shape of that 3 that 

 is an exactly round Cap, or Own, which is thick 

 in Flefli, and open deep Gills underneath ; a flelhy 5 

 and not hollow, round Foot-Stalky of about 6 Fin- 

 gers breadth above Ground, and ordinarily as thick 

 as my Thumb : The Foot-Stalky Gills, and Cap, all 

 of a Milk- white Colour. If you cut any part of this 

 Muflorome^ it will bleed exceeding freely and plenti-" 

 fully a pure white Juice. Concerning which, note, 



1 . That the youngeft did drop much more plenti- 

 fully and freely than thofe that were at their full 

 Growth, and Expanfion : That the dried and wither- 

 ed ones had no Signs of Milk in them that I then 

 difcern'd. 



2. That this Milk taftes and fmells like Pepper, 

 and is much hotter upon the Tongue. 



3. That it is not clammy or roapy to the Touch. 



4. That altho' I ufed the fame Knife to cut a hun- 

 dred of them, yet I could not perceive, all that time, 

 that the Milk changed Colour (as is ufual with molt 

 vegetable Milks) upon the Knife Blade. 



f. That it became in the Glafs Viol, I drew it in- 

 to, fuddenly concrete and ftiff, and in fome Days dried 

 into a firm Cake, or Lump, without any Serum at 

 all. 



<5. That it then alfo, when dried, retained its keen 

 biting Tafte, as it does at this Day, yet not fo fierce : 

 Its Colour is now of a yeliowifh green, yet very 

 pale. 



7. This Milk flows much fafter from about the 

 outmoft Rimm, or Part equivalent to the Bark of 

 Plants, than from the more inward Parts, &c. 



8. I obferved thefe Mujhromes even then, when 

 they abounded with Milk, (not to be endured upon 

 our Tongues), to be exceeding full of Fly- Maggots 

 and the youngeft and tendereft of them were vei*y 

 much eaten by the fmall-grey- naked Snail 



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