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The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 4 (of 6)

Note 2682 — BOOK XXII. THE PROPERTIES OF PLANTS AND FRUITS.

John Bostock translation

The peasants, Fée says, who are in the habit of gathering them, may probably be better trusted than the most learned authors that have written on the subject. He thinks it the best plan, however, to avoid all risks, by confining ourselves to the use of the common field mushroom, the morel, and one or two other well-known kinds.

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