These are of the genus Lactarius. The milk is usually white, but may be red or blue. In many species it is very acrid. They are safe, but not good. There is one specimen said to be good - the Lactarius deliciosus. It is a mountain fungus. The milk is red and afterwards turns green. The fungus is red.

The Russuloe are mostly small and grow in swamps and woods. The gills are yellowish. Some are edible and some are poisonous.

The Oyster Fungus, Pleurotus Ostreatus, has no central stalk, but grows to trees attached by a short stalk at the side. They grow in clusters attached to a tree, like oysters attached to rocks. They are yellowish in color, and the clusters are often a foot or more wide. The gills are long. It is edible, but not very palatable, and not worth any risk.

The Polyporei, or tube-bearing fungi, as distinguished from the fungi with gills, have central stalks, and some only lateral, like the oyster fungi. Most of the species are not palatable if edible. The edible species belong to the genus Boletus. They are soft and fleshy, and grow on the ground in woods and fields. Some are edible and some are poisonous. They are not worth risking as an article of diet. Boletus Subluteus is edible, but not very palatable, and not worth eating.

The Steinpilz of the Germans is very large. The stalk is stout. The tubes are two inches long; they are white, and then become yellow. It is edible, but not worth eating. This is the true Cepe. In the boleti, if the mouths of the tubes are red, do not eat them. The boleti, as a rule, are rather dangerous.

The Beefsteak Fungus, Fistulina Hepatic a, grows on stumps, particularly on oak and chestnut stumps. When young the upper side is of a peach color, growing to a deep red with age. The tubes are flesh color and are on the under side. The surface looks like a cooked tongue or like a beefsteak. It is safe to eat Teeth-bearing fungi, Hydnei, hedgehog fungi, are some of them edible, but not palatable. Their color is white to brown and red and yellow. The two most common are Hydnum Imbricatum and Hydnum Repandum. They are found in swamps.

The coral-shaped fungi of the family, Thele-phorei, are not poisonous. I do not think them worth eating, but some experts say many of them are good.