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Watercolor drawing on paper of a single fungus, on left side of paper: drawing measures three inches in height; cap measures 3 1/8 inches at widest point; the wide, gently floppy cap is executed in shades of acqua; the gill area in pale cream with…

Watercolor drawing on paper of two fungi in shades of green and pale brown, accompanied by text: specimen on far left measures 3 1/2 inches in height; has sloping, concave cap in shades of green; stem is narrow and shaded with strokes of brown; gills…

Watercolor drawing on paper of three fungi in shades of brown, moss green, and beige, accompanied by pencilled text on right side of page: the center and largest image measures 2 1/2 inches in height and 2 1/2 inches at widest point; the brown…

1. Pileus fleshy, glabrous- ^or minutely tomentose / dry, expanded / dark brown with yellowish tints, / margin thick, context firm yellowish / quickly changing to deep blue when cut / or wounded- / 2. Tubes [sic] nearly free, slightly depressed /…

Watercolor drawing on paper of three fungi in shades of brown and beige accompanied on right side of page by several pencilled lines of text: the three specimens are pestle-shaped with globose caps; all executed in brown, indicating their mature age;…

Watercolor drawing on paper of two groups of fungi, executed in shades of beige, pale grey, and white: the larger group on right consists of a tall, pestle-shaped fungus measuring 4 1/4 inches in height; the cap is softly rounded, and the substantial…

Growing in deep cold bog in / sphagnum gregarious. / very viscid with flocose particles / over pileus who [sic] is a deep red younger / specimen yellowish- Pores yellowish / turning dirty green. Mouth, angular / largish, adnate, meat creamy white /…

Taste decidedly salty. / Surface of Pileus somewhat viscid of a beautiful / deep red. meat white, / pore surface red turning greeny [sic] blue when / bruised or cut. / Stem red beautifully reticulated- / Growing in light sandy woods. Locust. N.J. /…

Growing in moist woods, among / Cinamon [sic] ferns. & under swamp maples- / Taste, gluy [sic] sweet. / Surface of Pileus very viscid, sticky- / convex golden yellow turning dark / brown with age- / turning tawny- / Pore surface- light straw color ^…

27. / 1. Pileus convex then expanding- / yellowish covered with reddish cottony / scales, which at first covers (this cottony / layer [sic]) the entire plant- / 2. Tubes, pale yellow becoming darker with / age. / 3. Stem is solid & covered with a…