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fungi found in the woods of our northern latitudes, were excep- 
tionally plentiful during the season. The rich violet and purple 
colorings of several species of this group add very attractive 
tints to the floor of our woods during the months of September 
and October. Their abundance and beauty constitute their 
principal claim to recognition. They are not regarded as mush- 
room delicacies. The brilliancy of coloring and abundance of 
the Russulas made them also an attractive feature of our wood- 
lands during the season, while the picturesque fly-agaric ( Amanita 
muscaria), from its size, commonness and flaunting colors, drew 
upon it the attention of the least observant. Nearly all Amanitas 
and several of the Russulas are poisonous and should be avoided. 
Strange to say, there was an unusual scarcity during the 
past season, in places where I have been accustomed to find 
them, of the two most common and prized edible forms — the 
common mushroom ( Agaricus campestris ) and the shaggy-mane 
mushroom ( Coprinus comatus). When I wished to obtain these 
for illustrations, on the first of October, I could not find them 
in the St. John market or in the haunts near the city, where I 
had been accustomed to observe them. The same was true 
of the “fairy-ring” mushroom ( Marasmius oreades). But this 
was not the case by any means with other edible mushrooms 
not so well known as the two mentioned above, but which should 
be well-known on account of their abundance and excellence. 
As I have referred to these in previous papers in the Bulletin , 
I need only make a reference to them here. 
During the past season the Lactarius deliciosus (it is a matter 
of regret that this and other species here mentioned have no 
common names) which, to coin an English name, may be called 
the Delicious Eactar, has been unusually abundant. It is 
certainly delicious when properly cooked and has long been 
regarded by many as the chief of edible mushrooms. From 
frequent tests of its appetizing flavor I have no hesitation in 
agreeing with this opinion. Cantharellus cibarius, known as the 
Chantarelle, is a mushroom of wide distribution in temperate 
latitudes. Its symmetrical tapering form, rich chrome yellow 
color, and blunt wrinkled gills make it easily recognized. It 
