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The fly agaric fungus (Amanita muscaria): three fruiting bodies. Watercolour by R. Baker.

The fly agaric fungus (Amanita muscaria): two fruiting bodies. Watercolour, 1890.

The fly agaric fungus (Amanita muscaria): three fruiting bodies. Watercolour, 1893.

Panther cap fungus (Amanita pantherina): four fruiting bodies, one sectioned. Watercolour, 1898.

False death cap fungus (Amanita citrina): three fruiting bodies. Watercolour, 1895.

Fungi: 16 species, including Jew's ear (Auricularia auricula), puffballs (Lycoperdon) and Agaricus and Boletus species. Coloured lithograph by A. Cornillon, ca. 1827, after Prieur.

Poisonous fungi: 24 species, including Agaricus, Hypophyllum and Amanita species. Coloured lithograph by A. Cornillon, c. 1827, after Prieur.

The blusher fungus (Amanita rubescens): two fruiting bodies. Watercolour, 1897.

False death cap fungus (Amanita citrina): four fruiting bodies. Watercolour, 1893.

Fungi: twenty species, including the fly agaric (Amanita muscaria), death cap (Amanita phalloides) and Boletus and Agaricus species. Coloured lithograph by A. Cornillon, c. 1827, after Prieur.

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.

The fly agaric fungus (Amanita muscaria): two fruiting bodies. Watercolour.

Four poisonous plants: crowfoot (Ranunculus alpestris), fly agaric fungus (Amanita muscaria), foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) and hellebore (Helleborus niger) Coloured engraving by J. Johnstone.

A fungus (Amanita vaginata): one fruiting body. Watercolour, 1891.

Fly agaric fungus (Amanita muscaria): three fruiting bodies, one sectioned. Coloured zincograph, c. 1853, after M. Burnett.

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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.

The fly agaric fungus (Amanita muscaria): two fruiting bodies. Watercolour.

Four poisonous plants: crowfoot (Ranunculus alpestris), fly agaric fungus (Amanita muscaria), foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) and hellebore (Helleborus niger) Coloured engraving by J. Johnstone.

A fungus (Amanita vaginata): one fruiting body. Watercolour, 1891.

Fly agaric fungus (Amanita muscaria): three fruiting bodies, one sectioned. Coloured zincograph, c. 1853, after M. Burnett.