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Image number: RS.9883
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‘Agaricus (Collybia) Platyphyllus’ [mushrooms]
Date
1867
Creator - Organisation
Abraham Lundquist & Company , Lithographers
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Library reference
40294
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Dimensions
height (print): 377mm
width (print): 270mm
width (print): 270mm
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Description
Mycological studies of the Agaricus (Collybia) Platyphyllus. Two side views of the fungus at different stages of development with a sectional view and mycelium. Plate 61 from the book Icones selectae hymonomycetum nondum delineatorum, by Elias Fries (Stockholm, 1867). .” Inscribed above: “Fries Icon.Hymenom. 61.” Inscribed below: “AGARICUS (COLLYBIA) PLATYPHYLLUS. VAR. RAPEUS. FR. E. Fries direx. E. Pettersson del.Lith. o.tr.h. Schlachter & Seedorff, Stockh..”
Elias Magnus Fries (1794-1878) was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1875.
Elias Magnus Fries (1794-1878) was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1875.
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