St. George’s mushroom
Date
1868
Object type
Library reference
Woolhope Transactions_1868_pp196-197
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 138mm
width (print): 210mm
width (print): 210mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Mycological study of Calocybe gambosa (here referred to as Agaricus gambosus) commonly known as St. George's mushroom. Shown with a spray of germander, or bird’s-eye speedwell, Veronica chamaedrys.
Plate at pp.196/197 of the paper ‘Illustrations of the edible funguses of Herefordshire’, by H.G.Bull, Transactions of the Woolhope Naturalists’ Field Club, 1868 (Times Office, Hereford, 1869) pp.196-203.
The accompanying text states that: ‘The illustration given represents a fungus of the ordinary size, although every ring will probably contain larger specimens. It gives exactly the colour of the agarics sketched, but it is not light enough perhaps for its general appearance. This agaric, indeed, is usually nearly white, smooth, soft, and firm, like kid leather to the touch…’
With the monogram of the Woolhope Naturalists’ Field Club. Inscribed below: ‘Agararicus gambosus – St George’s mushroom. April 23rd.
Dr Henry Graves Bull (1818-1885) physician and naturalist, founder of the British Mycological Society.
Plate at pp.196/197 of the paper ‘Illustrations of the edible funguses of Herefordshire’, by H.G.Bull, Transactions of the Woolhope Naturalists’ Field Club, 1868 (Times Office, Hereford, 1869) pp.196-203.
The accompanying text states that: ‘The illustration given represents a fungus of the ordinary size, although every ring will probably contain larger specimens. It gives exactly the colour of the agarics sketched, but it is not light enough perhaps for its general appearance. This agaric, indeed, is usually nearly white, smooth, soft, and firm, like kid leather to the touch…’
With the monogram of the Woolhope Naturalists’ Field Club. Inscribed below: ‘Agararicus gambosus – St George’s mushroom. April 23rd.
Dr Henry Graves Bull (1818-1885) physician and naturalist, founder of the British Mycological Society.
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