Verdigris Mushroom. [Fig. 25.]
(Agaricus [Psalliota] æruginosus.)322.
The verdigris-green colour of the top of this mushroom is not permanent, but consists of green slime that soon gets washed off by the rain, flaked with white scales. The stem is hollow, and the top fleshy.
It generally grows about stumps, is a very handsome fungus, and is doubtless poisonous.
Fiery Tube-Mushroom. [Fig. 26.]
(Boletus piperatus.)597.
Never attains a larger size than the specimen on the sheet; indeed it is one of the smallest of all the Boleti. The taste is highly acrid; it is therefore looked upon with grave suspicion, and it is probably a very dangerous plant.
It grows in woods, but is rare.