Eight fungi, including the fly agaric, chanterelle, Boletus edulis, field mushroom, puff ball, morel, dry-rot and ergot. Chromolithograph.

Edible fungi: 19 species, including horse and field mushrooms (Agaricus), morels (Morchella and Helvella) and Boletus species. Coloured lithograph by A. Cornillon, ca. 1827, after Prieur.

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Edible fungi: 19 species, including horse and field mushrooms (Agaricus), morels (Morchella and Helvella) and Boletus species. Coloured lithograph by A. Cornillon, ca. 1827, after Prieur.

Eight fungi, including the fly agaric, chanterelle, Boletus edulis, field mushroom, puff ball, morel, dry-rot and ergot. Chromolithograph.