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    ‘Agaricus (Collybia) Platyphyllus’ [mushrooms]

    Date
    1867
    Creator - Organisation
    After
    Object type
    Library reference
    40294
    Material
    Technique
    Dimensions
    height (print): 377mm
    width (print): 270mm
    Subject
    Biology
       > Mycology
    Content object
    nature
       > fungi
    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.

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