Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-09-16
Interesting Display
Fungi in Window
of EmerY-BrOWn Co.

| DlSplayed IN the WINDOW or Emery
| Brown Co. is one of the most interest
J ing and unique collections seen in
Waterville for long time. The en-
tire length of the large plate glass
window is carpeted with a strip of
beautiful green moss about three feet
wide, and all over it are scattered
fungi growing in realistic fashion
Wondering admirers gather about the
exhibit and all seem surprised that
nature has such beauties to offer in
mushrooms and toadstools.
The arrangement of the display lie
extremely artistic and is contribu-
ton of the Outing clubs Of Oak Grove
Seminary. All of the specimens were
gathered near the school ON a beauti-
full wood road that winds to the ton
Of a little mountain and is a favor
lite haunt of teachers and students
The great jar of mountain ash with
its scarlet berries, the maiden hair
ferns and the wild beauties of nature
are all from Oak Grove and suggest
in a clever way the school col6fs,
scarlet and black,
The children who stop to enjoy the
exhibition take delight in a huge toad =
stool nearly nine inches in diameter
that grows beside.a moss covered log.
The exhibit includes both the edible
mushrooms and also specimens that
aer deadly poison such as the beauti-
full Amanitas with their death CUPS
1t was the purpose of the Outing clubs
to make this exhibit educational, and
as far as possible the fungi are ar
ranged as they grew. A branch from
white birch is seen WITH small toad =
stools growing upon it, while two
. other branches show the Armillaria
Mellea at their destructive work
against trees. 4 fourth stump COW
cred with gently canning fungi re-
sembles the petals Of pansies and is
of rare beauty in it's shades of velvety
browns. At one side of the window
is a collection of white mushrooms
arranged in one of the famous fairy
, rings" in which there queer growths
sometimes appear. The gay fairies
were supposed to hold their midnight
revels in these magic circles.
All of the specimens are beautiful
but the orange capped Boletus is most
striking against the dark emerald
moss. There is a large collection of
the beautiful coral mushrooms both
in the yellow and the white Many
, onlookers find it hard to believe that
these sponge-like growths are really
mushrooms. and some spectators seem
decidedly incredulous. Different va
rieties of puff balls including the
skull shaped variety are also here
I The chalky Destroying Angel, the
brilliant Jack-O'-L Lantern, the edible
greenish Boletus, the sooty Lactar, the
/ orange lilysshaped Cantharellus, the
! Equestrian Tricholoma, the pale pink
/ Delicious Lactar. the Gypsy and the
Deadly Amanita are all here. Near
the "fairy-ring' on the oak leaves
wher they gew are some of the tiny
fungi known as Little Wheel uiush-
! rooms and which have served as
dainty garnish, for venison. Another
| interesting fungi is a. bright orange
Ananita like the one served to the
! Roman Emperor Claudius Caesar by
his wife at his last meal and which
! 10 called Caesars Mushroom ~
Besides the variety of fungi. there
are several little ferns and flowers of
the forest that add beauty to the ex-
hibit. and in the center rise a cluster
of waxy Indian Pipes. Although many
OF the specimens i'm the original col
lection at the school persisted in
transportation and could not be used
in the window. nevertheless the ex-
hibit is contribution of merit. and
the citizens appreciate this opportun-
ity to share in the beauties of ma
ture that Oak Grove students dali,