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Lactarius _torminosus_ Fr. This mushroom is said to contain an acrid juice which acts seriously on the stomach and alimentary ca.n.a.l.
Lactarius _rufus_ Fr. Intensely acrid.
Lactarius _vellereus_ Fr. Extremely acrid.
Lactarius _piperatus_. "Fiery Milk Mushroom." Extremely acrid when raw.
The Russians parboil it, throwing away the liquid, before preparing for pickling. A noted German chemist reports it "not very safe."
Russula _alutacea_ Fr. Yellow-gilled Russula. Edible.
Russula _virescens_ Fr. Edible.
Russula _cyanoxantha_ Schaeff. "Variable Russula." Edible.
Russula _emetica_ Fr. This mushroom is extremely acrid when raw; by some authors it is recorded as poisonous, by others as edible. Chemical a.n.a.lysis has shown that it contains a varying proportion of muscarin, as well as cholin, etc.
Cantharellus _cibarius_ Fr. "The Chantarelle." Edible.
Marasmius _oreades_ Bolt. "The Fairy Ring Mushroom." Edible.
Boletus _edulis_ Bull. Edible.
Boletus _scaber_ Fr. Edible.
Boletus _granulatus_ Linn. Edible.
Boletus _brevipes_ Pk. Edible.
Boletus _luteus_ Linn. Edible.
Boletus _pachypus_ Fr. Edible.
Boletus _America.n.u.s_ Pk. Edible.
Boletus _subtomentosus_ Linn. Edible.
Boletus _castaneus_ Bull. Edible.
Boletus _Sata.n.u.s_ Lenz. "White-topped Boletus." Recorded as poisonous.
Boletus _luridus_ Schaeff. "Red-pored Boletus." Recorded as poisonous.
Strobilomyces _strobilaceus_ Bull. Edible.
Fistulina _hepatica_ Fr. "Beefsteak Fungus." Edible.
Polyporus _sulfureus_ Bull. Edible.
Hydnum _repandum_ Linn. Edible.
Hydnum _erinaceum_ Bull. Edible.
Spara.s.sis _crispa_ Wulf. Edible.
Clavaria _cinerea_ Bull. Edible.
Clavaria _rugosa_. Edible.
Lycoperdon _gemmatum_ Fr. Edible.
Lycoperdon _giganteum_ Fr. "Giant Puff-Ball." Edible.
Lycoperdon _pyriforme_ Schaeff. "Pear-shaped Puff-Ball." Edible.
Scleroderma _vulgare_ Fr.
Morch.e.l.la _esculenta_ Pers. Edible.
Morch.e.l.la _conica_ Bull. Edible.
Hirneola _auricula Judae_ Bull. Edible.
Ithyphallus _impudicus_ Linn. Unwholesome.
Clathrus _cancellatus_ Linn. Unwholesome.
NOTE.--In addition to the above there were also represented a number of coriaceous or woody species which grow upon trees, old stumps, etc.
STUDENT'S HAND-BOOK OF MUSHROOMS OF AMERICA
EDIBLE AND POISONOUS.
BY THOMAS TAYLOR, M. D.
AUTHOR OF FOOD PRODUCTS, ETC.
_Fellow of the A. A. A. S.; Hon. Member of the Mic. Section Royal Inst., Liverpool, England; Member of Honor of the International Medical Society of Hygiene, Brussels; Member of the American and Was.h.i.+ngton Chemical Societies; French Chemical Society, Paris; of the American Textile Society; Medical Society of Was.h.i.+ngton, D. C.; Cor. Member Academy of Arts and Sciences of Brooklyn, N. Y.; Cor.
Member Mic. Societies of New York, Buffalo, etc., etc._
Published in Serial Form--=No. 5=--Price, 50c. per number.
