MUSHROOM CAMPAIGN
It takes no little stoicism to brave the chilly mists and heavy dews of early morning and venturo out in a search for mushrooms, but there is an element of risk about the quest that lends a spico of adventure to the hunt. One little mistake and tho mushroom hunter may poison himself and his family at tho breakfast table! Paris is running a kind of " Eat More Mushrooms" campaign, and to encourage the mushroom hunters, and to make their pastime as safe as possible, the Mycological Society recently held an exhibition of mushrooms gathered in the neighbourhood o'f the city. Over 200 varieties were exhibited, each carefully labelled; those that could safely be eaten with their nams printed on green tickets, while poisonous varieties flaunted scarlet labels, and those of doubtful reputation were marked in white. Hundreds of visitors attended the exhibition, and many spent hours there making notes and sketches for reference. So successful was the display that the Mycological Society of London has been impressed with its value, and is contemplating a similar display—next mushroom time.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21401, 27 January 1933, Page 3
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181MUSHROOM CAMPAIGN New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21401, 27 January 1933, Page 3
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