DESCRIPTION OF PLATE XV 
SOME EDIBLE SPECIES 
i, Lepiota proceed ; 2, ditto, section showing the free gills and the 
hollow stem distinct from the flesh of the pileus; 3, Cantharellus 
cibarius ; 4, ditto, young; 5, section showing the decurrent gills; 
6, Lactarius deliciosus ; 7, ditto, section showing the saffron-red flesh and 
milk ; 8, Boletus edulis ; 9, Fistulina hepatica ; 10, ditto, section showing 
the red marbled flesh ; 11, Coprinus comatus, mature plant ; 12, ditto, 
young; 13, ditto, section of a young plant, showing the reddish purple 
gills, which become black and drip away at maturity. 
