ii6 Holland: Economic Fungi. 



Bacterium tragi (Eicholz.)- Gives to various media in which it 

 may be cultivated (potato excepted) a flavour of straw- 

 berries. The discoverer, M. Eicholz, a Parisian chemist, 

 hopes for some practical result of his investigations (Pharm. 

 Jour., 22nd Aug-ust 1903, p. 297; 'Daily Telegraph,' 7th 

 Aug-ust 1903). 



Bovista nigrescens (Pers.). Europe and Asia. In meadows 



and woods. Edible when young. 

 Bovista plumbea (Pers.). Europe, North America, Siberia, 



and Turkestan. On the ground. Edible when young. 

 Canttiarellus cibarius (Fr.). The French ' Chantarelle. ' 



Europe, North America, Brazil, and Australia. In woods. 



Edible. Dried in strings for winter use in parts of France. 

 Clattirus cibarius (Fisch.). Lattice Fungus. New Zealand, 



Tasmania, and West Australia. In woods. Is eaten in 



most countries where it is found. The ' Thunder Dirt ' of the 



New Zealanders ; first described as a species of Ileodictyon. 

 Clitopilus Prunulus (Scop.) Europe and North America. In 



woods. Said to be excellent, either stewed or pickled. 

 Clostridium butyricum (Prazm.). Butyric acid ferment. 

 Clostridium Pasteurianum (Winograd.). Bacterium in soil for 



the assimilation of free nitrogen. 

 Coprinus atramentarius (Fr. ). Europe and North America. 



On the ground. Used wnth others for making 'ketchup.' 



Sometimes used for making ink. 

 Coprinus comatus (Fr.). Europe and North America. On 



the ground ; on dung. Edible. 

 Cortinarius castaneus (Fr. ). Europe and North America. On 



the ground. Edible. 

 Cortinarius cinnamomeus (Fr. ). Europe and North America. 



In woods. Edible. 

 Cortinarius Emodensis (Berk.). Northern India and Hima- 

 layas. In forests. Edible. 

 Cortinarius violaceus (Fr.) Europe and North America. In 



woods. Edible. 



Eurotium oryzae (Ahlburg). Japan and Germany. On Rice 

 {On>!2cc saliva). Cultivated on bran, in Japan, for the 

 production of ' Taka diastase.' 



Fomes igniarius (Fr.). False Tinder Fungus. Europe 

 (Britain, Bohemia,) Siberia, North America, Brazil, Ceylon, 

 and Australia. Parasitic on trunks oi Almis, Pruniis, Salix, 

 etc. Used as flower-pots for creeping plants of a dry 

 character by scraping out the centre and fixing to the wall. 



Naturalist, 



