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North American Flora, Volume 9 
This volume closes with parts 6 and 7, containing a treatment 
of Clitocybe and Hygrophorus by W. A. Murrill and a bibliog- 
raphy by J. H. Barnhart. In order to facilitate the use of the 
volume, the following indexes have been prepared : Index to 
Families and Tribes, Index to Recognized Genera and Species, 
Index to Species, and General Index. 
As explained in the “ Corrections ” in part 6, the use of Lepto- 
myces in part 5 was an error. The correct name of this genus 
is: Hiatula (Fries) Berk. Ann. IMag. Nat. Hist. II. 9: 193. 1852. 
The type species is Agariciis discretus Fries, and the 5 species 
described on pages 309 and 310 should be corrected as follows : 
1. Hiatula discreta (Fries) Sacc. Syll. Fung. 5: 307. 1887. 
2. Berk. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. II. 9 : 193. 1852. 
3. Hiatida ciliatula (Fries) Sacc. Syll. Fung. 5: 306. 1887. 
4. Hiatida purpurascens Berk. & Curt. Jour. Linn. Soc. 10: 
293. 1868. 
5. Hiattda Bensonii (Fries) Sacc. Syll. Fung. 5: 305. 1887. 
An Experiment with Panaeolus papilionaceus 
The following note was recently received from Mr. J. E. Fries, 
of Ampere, New Jersey : 
“ Last Sunday morning I had great difficulty in finding any 
mushrooms whatever, so I was happy when I finally came across 
a few specimens of Coprinus mixed in with a few of Panaeolus 
papilionaceus. I have never tried this last mushroom, but, as 
Mr. Mcllvaine says that in small quantities they are harmless 
and contain a very mild intoxicant only, I did not hesitate to let 
them join the Coprini in the pot. The results, however, were 
very startling. IMrs. Fries could not possibly have eaten more 
than two or three of the caps and yet she exhibited all the signs 
of violent opium poisoning only five or six minutes after having 
eaten this mushroom. For a while she had difficulty in breathing 
and all the sensations in the brain described under acute opium 
poisoning. Drowsiness crept over her, but we took a walk and in 
about three to four hours it was all over save for a great feeling 
of weakness. 
